Alcohol Research Group

Study identifies alcohol consumption trends across disadvantaged populations

Results from new US study suggest beverage-specific policies could help mitigate alcohol-related health risks among vulnerable populations
Socioeconomic status may determine how alcohol affects heart health

New research reveals that alcohol's association with heart disease mortality differs across socioeconomic groups
Alcohol and Drugs Cause Harms that Go Beyond the Individual

New study estimates that, over their lifetime, 113 million people are harmed from someone else’s drinking and 46 million experience harms from someone’s else’s drug use.
ARG's Year-in-Review 2023

2023 was a year of change and growth for our organization with staff retirements, new hires, new scientific leadership, and a re-imagining of our future.
CLOSING BARS EARLY REDUCED Homicides BY 40% IN ONE US NEIGHBORHOOD

ARG in the News: Limiting late-night alcohol sales significantly lowered violent crime in US neighborhood
Intersectional study uncovers stark disparities in substance use treatment completion among women of color

New research is the first to use an intersectional approach to examine disparities in the completion of alcohol treatment, finds striking gender and race-based inequities
NEW STUDY REVEALS DISPARITIES IN AT-RISK DRINKING among people with cancer, diabetes, or a health condition

Some older people continue drinking at risky levels even after a health condition diagnosis--lack of access to provider care and health information could be key factors
Defining recovery — as people in recovery see it

US study asks almost 10,000 people in recovery from substance use how they define recovery and identifies shared elements that may help support an addiction-free life

Study identifies alcohol consumption trends across disadvantaged populations

Socioeconomic status may determine how alcohol affects heart health

Alcohol and Drugs Cause Harms that Go Beyond the Individual

ARG's Year-in-Review 2023

CLOSING BARS EARLY REDUCED Homicides BY 40% IN ONE US NEIGHBORHOOD

Intersectional study uncovers stark disparities in substance use treatment completion among women of color

NEW STUDY REVEALS DISPARITIES IN AT-RISK DRINKING among people with cancer, diabetes, or a health condition

Defining recovery — as people in recovery see it

Alcohol consumption trends across disadvantaged populations

Socioeconomic Status Influences Alcohol's Impact on Heart Health

In the News: How Much Alcohol Can You Drink a Week and Still Be Healthy?

In the News: Early Bar Closure Reduced Murders by 40%

Cheryl Cherpitel Talks Research, the Award & Where She Started

Congratulations to ARG’s New Scientific Leadership

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Study identifies alcohol consumption trends across disadvantaged populations

Socioeconomic status may determine how alcohol affects heart health

Alcohol and Drugs Cause Harms that Go Beyond the Individual

ARG's Year-in-Review 2023

CLOSING BARS EARLY REDUCED Homicides BY 40% IN ONE US NEIGHBORHOOD

Intersectional study uncovers stark disparities in substance use treatment completion among women of color

NEW STUDY REVEALS DISPARITIES IN AT-RISK DRINKING among people with cancer, diabetes, or a health condition

Defining recovery — as people in recovery see it

Recent Findings

Alcohol consumption trends across disadvantaged populations

Socioeconomic Status Influences Alcohol's Impact on Heart Health

News & Events

In the News: How Much Alcohol Can You Drink a Week and Still Be Healthy?

In the News: Early Bar Closure Reduced Murders by 40%

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Cheryl Cherpitel Talks Research, the Award & Where She Started

Congratulations to ARG’s New Scientific Leadership

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