Deeply rooted in tradition, festive, and sociable: despite its dangers, alcohol continues to be viewed favorably in French society. And misconceptions die hard: 20% of French people...

Any consumption of alcohol poses health risks. In France, 41,000 deaths among adults (aged 15 and older) are attributed to alcohol each year. Furthermore, alcohol consumption is the...

Job seekers are more likely to use psychoactive substances—such as tobacco, alcohol, and others. They are also more prone to insomnia and episodes of depression, according to the 2017...

Among job seekers, 13% forgo medical care, and 8% report having suicidal thoughts (see the article “Deteriorating Health Among the Unemployed” in this issue). Christophe Dejours analyzes...

Béatrice Idiard-Chamois, a midwife, has established two clinics that are, to the best of our knowledge, the only ones of their kind in France: since 2006, a “Parenting and Disability”...

Summary What’s new in this Update for the region? In recent weeks, as the region has moved through the various phases of reopening, the outbreak has remained under control, with the...

Analysis of the Epidemiological Situation Since the emergence of COVID-19, a total of 234 cases have been confirmed in our territories, with 184 confirmed cases in Guadeloupe, 44 in...

Analysis of the Epidemiological Situation Since the emergence of COVID-19 in early March 2020, a total of 249 confirmed cases have been recorded in Martinique, including 59 since May...