Europe has the highest per-capita alcohol consumption. In fact, it is estimated that each year 55 million Europeans drink at dangerous levels.

As a consequence, alcohol  is the third leading risk factor for death and disability in Europe, contributing to disease, injuries and accidents and harming European society and economy.

Addictions in Europe

Optimizing delivery interventions

In 2006 the European Commission adopted an EU strategy to support Member States in reducing harm caused by alcohol and fostering related research.

AMPHORA is a four-year €4million project co-financed by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of research of the European Commission and is coordinated by the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (HCPB) in Spain.

AMPHORA aims to contribute with new evidence on scarcely explored or unexplored areas of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm in Europe. This knowledge will be disseminated to those engaged in policy-making for developement and implementation of more effective public health measures.