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An international treaty to regulate misuse of alcohol and cannabis

Nature Medicine volume 31, pages 2477–2479 (2025)Cite this article

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As alcohol and cannabis consumption rise around the world, we call for a global treaty to regulate misuse, inspired by the WHO Tobacco Control Framework.

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Fig. 1: VAR simulation showing the effect of alcohol taxation shocks on dementia prevalence.

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  1. Global Brain Health Institute, The University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Cyprian M. Mostert, Agustin Ibanez & Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

  2. Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya

    Cyprian M. Mostert, Zul Merali, Florence Jaguga & Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

  3. Department of Population Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya

    Cyprian M. Mostert

  4. Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, Barcelona, Spain

    Cyprian M. Mostert

  5. Latin America Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago, Chile

    Agustin Ibanez

  6. School of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

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Mostert, C.M., Ibanez, A., Merali, Z. et al. An international treaty to regulate misuse of alcohol and cannabis. Nat Med 31, 2477–2479 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03764-x

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