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Jurgen Rehm is a German-Canadian epidemiologist and addiction researcher whose work focuses on alcohol[1] and other substance use[2], population health, health policy, and the burden of substance-related disease.[3][4] He is a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto and a professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He was the inaugural Chair of Addiction Policy at the University of Toronto.[5] He is the recipient of European Addiction Research Award[6] and Jellinek Award.[7]
Education and career
[edit]Rehm studied psychology and methodology at the University of Mannheim in Germany, where he received a PhD.[8]
He has been associated with the University of Toronto[9], the University of Hamburg[10], and Technische Universität Dresden. At TU Dresden, he headed an epidemiological research unit within the Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. [11]
At CAMH, Rehm is a Senior Scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute.[9] He has also served as Director of the Social and Epidemiological Research Department.[12]
At the University of Toronto, Rehm is a professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and has held the inaugural Chair of Addiction Policy.[5]
Research
[edit]Rehm's research has primarily concerned the epidemiology and public-health consequences of alcohol and other substance use.[13] He has studied alcohol-attributable mortality, morbidity, injuries, and disability-adjusted life years at national, regional, and global levels, including differences by age, sex, geography, consumption patterns, and socioeconomic status.[14]
His work has examined the global burden of disease attributable to alcohol, as well as alcohol-control policies such as taxation, drinking guidelines, and other regulatory measures.[15] He has also studied associations between alcohol use and liver disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and injuries.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ Perfas, Samantha Laine (2026-06-17). "A clearer picture of drinking and disease". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- ↑ Hassan, Ahmed S. (2026-05-25). "Scientists Confirm Alcohol Causes Widespread Health Damage". Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- ↑ Rehm, Jürgen; Mathers, Colin; Popova, Svetlana; Thavorncharoensap, Montarat; Teerawattananon, Yot; Patra, Jayadeep (2009-06-27). "Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders". The Lancet. 373 (9682). Elsevier: 2223–2233. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60746-7. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 19560604.
- ↑ Roussy, Kas. "Family doctors key to spotting alcohol abuse, researchers say". CBC.
- 1 2 Lindemann, Frank (2024-08-22). "Deutschland vermeidet jede wirksame Maßnahme gegen Alkohol: Ein Interview mit Jürgen Rehm". Alkoholpolitik (in German). Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- ↑ "New: The European Addiction Research Award". European Addiction Research. 23 (6): 312–313. 2018-01-16. doi:10.1159/000485731. ISSN 1022-6877.
- ↑ Edwards, Griffith (2003). "The Jellinek Memorial Award for 2003". Addiction. 98 (9): 1182–1182. doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00538.x. ISSN 1360-0443.
- ↑ Rehm, Jürgen (2002). "THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS. REFLECTION ON THE POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITS OF USER INTERVIEWS IN OPIATE ADDICTION TREATMENT". Substance Use & Misuse. 37 (4): 533–536. doi:10.1081/JA-120002809. ISSN 1082-6084.
- 1 2 Government of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. "CRISM Ontario: Effecting drug policy through a 'less talk, more action' philosophy - CIHR". cihr-irsc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ "Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Suchtforschung » Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rehm, Dipl. Psychologe". Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ "Auszeichnung für TUD-Professor für herausragende wissenschaftliche Publikation über legale und illegale Drogen". TU Dresden. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ HCC (2014-10-07). "HCC First Webinar – The Need for Alcohol Policy in the Caribbean". Healthy Caribbean Coalition. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ Cook, Lisa; Zinn, Andrew. "New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks of alcohol consumption". Medical Xpress.
- ↑ Rehm, Jürgen; Mathers, Colin; Popova, Svetlana; Thavorncharoensap, Montarat; Teerawattananon, Yot; Patra, Jayadeep (2009-06-27). "Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders". The Lancet. 373 (9682). Elsevier: 2223–2233. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60746-7. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 19560604.
- ↑ "New WHO signature initiative shows raising alcohol taxes could save 130 000 lives per year". www.who.int. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ Chazan, Hayley. "New WHO study links moderate alcohol use with higher cancer risk". www.eurekalert.org. Retrieved 2026-09-17.