Alcohol Research Group

Connected Neighbors Experience far Fewer Harms from Someone Else's Drinking

New study finds neighborhood social cohesion can mitigate secondhand harms from alcohol use.
A new lifecourse study looks at how drinking affects health over 30 years

Findings showed high-levels of drinking increase the risk of developing hypertension for both sexes.
Washington State Liquor Prices Continue to Grow after Privatization

New follow-up study finds liquor prices continue to increase after privatization but they vary by brand, container size and type of store.
Do State Policies Moderate Federal Parity Laws?

Read the first study to see if state parity affected the MHPAEA's impact on treatment access
US Drinking Norms Updated

Find out how your or your client's drinking compares with the rest of the nation with our new norms' tool.
40-year-old National Alcohol Survey Launches New Series with Key Innovations

Longest running alcohol survey adds new web-panel, questions, and measures to look at our drinking and how it impacts our lives over time.
intensive motivational interviewing (IMI) treatment significantly reduced drinking

IMI produced fewer drinking days and fewer heavy drinking days among women with alcohol problems with consumption levels sustained after the program ended.
~53 Million US Adults Affected by Alcohol's Secondhand Harms

New ARG study finds one in five adults experience harm because of someone else’s drinking each year.

Connected Neighbors Experience Fewer Secondhand Harms

Social cohesion mitigates harms from someone else's drinking.

Cannabis Causes Fewer Harms to Others than Alcohol

Someone else’s cannabis use produced fewer harms than secondhand drinking.

COVID-19 Projects Assess Pandemic’s Impact

Two current ARG studies received NIAAA supplemental awards to look at how the pandemic has...

Research in Progress: The Recovery Residence Landscape

The NSTARR project sets out to identify the gaps in recovery housing research and provide...

Alcohol Causes Breast Cancer Project Wraps

For a decade or more, research has shown that alcohol increases the risk of several...

Research Round-up: Treatment & Recovery

Treatment and recovery research undertaken by ARG scientists is multi-faceted & aims to help people on...