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New qualitative study finds that shifting alcohol availability, accessibility, and coping strategies drove higher consumption during the pandemic.
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Alcohol Disparities Research Center
Alcohol-related disparities are the unifying focus of our Center. We recognize the rising economic inequality in the US, the increasing disparities in alcohol-related problems, health and other outcomes, and the considerable gaps in knowledge. Our work seeks to increase understanding of contributing changes and factors which could inform future programmatic and policy efforts to improve people's health and reduce the societal harms and related costs to communities.
Research Areas
ARG has been actively engaged in research for more than 65 years with a multidisciplinary research staff who work towards addressing the most pressing substance use issues.
Our work is focused in 10 distinct areas.
In the News
Scientist Camillia Lui, PhD, discusses the dangers of high-intensity drinking in the New York Times.
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Defining Recovery as People in Recovery See it
New study asks 10,000 people in recovery from substance use how they define their experience.
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