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

Cyprian M. Mostert, Agustin Ibanez & Chinedu Udeh-Momoh
Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya

Cyprian M. Mostert, Zul Merali, Florence Jaguga & Chinedu Udeh-Momoh
Department of Population Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya

Cyprian M. Mostert
Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, Barcelona, Spain

Cyprian M. Mostert
Latin America Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago, Chile

Agustin Ibanez
School of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

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Agustin Ibanez
Zul Merali
Florence Jaguga
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 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03764-x

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