Trends in alcohol consumption in the EU countries -- Racial/ethnic and gender differences in alcohol use and misuse -- Alcohol and nutrition -- Alcohol and the liver -- Alcohol misuse and the skin -- HIV and alcohol abuse -- Alcohol and the brain: neuropathology and imaging studies -- Musculo-skeletal problems in alcohol abuse -- Alcohol and the pancreas -- Alcohol and malignancies -- Alcohol-related adverse social consequences within the European Union.