UNDERSTANDING THE HEALTH OF POPULATIONS AND OF INDIVIDUALS.

The article presents commentary about the research paper "Does alcohol increase the risk of overdose death: the need for a translational approach," by M. Hickman, A. Lingford-Hughes, C. Bailey, J. Macleod, D. Nutt, and G. Henderson in a previous issue of this journal. The author commends the researchers for raising awareness of a multi-disciplinary approach to addiction science. The author believes that researchers need different methods to deal with these different questions. It would help to have stronger accuracy in understanding asked questions.