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== Atheism and alcoholism ==
[[File:Europe pol 2004.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|According to the [[World Health Organization]]'s (WHO) regional office in [[Europe]], "The WHO European Region has the highest proportion in the world of total ill health and premature death due to alcohol.<ref>[http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/alcohol-use/data-and-statistics World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office in Europe - Alcohol usage of Europe]</ref>]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and alcoholism]]

Atheists and atheistic cultures often have significant problems with excess alcohol usage (For more information please see: [[Atheism and alcoholism]]). 

=== Secular countries/regions and alcoholism ===

'''Secular Europe:''' 

According to the [[World Health Organization]]'s (WHO) regional office in [[Europe]], "The WHO European Region has the highest proportion in the world of total ill health and premature death due to alcohol.<ref>[http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/alcohol-use/data-and-statistics World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office in Europe - Alcohol usage of Europe]</ref>

*[[Secular Europe and alcoholism]]

*[[Britain and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic France and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic Germany and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic Czech Republic and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic Estonia and alcoholism]]

*[[Irreligious Finland and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic Denmark and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic Netherlands and alcoholism]]

*[[Atheistic Sweden and alcoholism]]


'''Australia:''' 

An Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) report indicated that 20% of Australians drink at levels putting them at risk of lifetime harm.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-20/alcohol-to-blame-for-one-in-eight-deaths---report/5102594 One in eight deaths of young Australians attributable to alcohol: National Council on Drugs report] By Jane Mower, Updated 19 Nov 2013, 7:28pm</ref>

*[[Irreligious Australia and alcoholism]]


[[File:04656 market in Sanok.JPG|thumbnail|250px|right|[[Alcoholism]] was a serious social problem in the former atheistic [[Soviet Union]].<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, this [[atheist state]] had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>]]
'''Asian countries:''' 

*[[Atheistic China and alcoholism]]

*[[North Korea and alcoholism]]

*[[Nontheistic Thailand and alcoholism]]


'''History of communism:''' 

[[Alcoholism]] was a serious social problem in the former atheistic [[Soviet Union]].<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, this [[atheist state]] had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>

*[[Soviet Union and alcoholism]]

*[[Communist East Germany and alcoholism]]

=== Atheism, alcoholism and anger ===

[[Atheism, alcoholism and anger]]

=== Irreligion, alcoholism and various generations in the United States ===

*[[Irreligion, generations in the United States and alcoholism]]
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Recent generations in the United States:

*[[Irreligion, baby boom generation and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, Generation X and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, millenials and alcoholism]]

=== Binge drinking and brain damage ===

A 2012 study suggests that a habit of binge drink risks serious brain damage including increasing memory loss later in adulthood.<ref>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm</ref><ref>http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20121022/koob.html</ref>

Currently, there is a downward trend in intelligence scores in secular countries (see:  [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries]]).

=== Atheism, binge drinking and suicide ===

Binge drinking is a potent risk factor for suicide.<ref>O'Connell, H; Lawlor, BA (October–December 2005). "Recent alcohol intake and suicidality--a neuropsychological perspective". Irish journal of medical science 174 (4): 51–4</ref> Atheists have a [[Atheism and suicide|higher suicide rate]] than the general population.