Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) has long been characterised as a region with weak alcohol policies, high proportions of abstainers and heavy episodic drinkers (among drinkers), and as a target for market expansion by global alcohol producers. However, inter‐regional analyses of these issues are seldom conducted.

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撒哈拉以南非洲的酒精消费、危害和政策发展：加强国家和区域响应的理由

撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 长期以来一直被认为是一个酒精政策薄弱、戒酒者和重度饮酒者（在饮酒者中）比例很高的地区，并且是全球酒精生产商扩大市场的目标。然而，很少对这些问题进行跨区域分析。