Senior Scientist Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, discusses restrictive state alcohol control laws that can reduce the prevalence of binge drinking. December 3, 2024. "North Dakota is the state with the highest rate of binge-drinking, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. Binge drinking is defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as five or more alcoholic drinks for males, or four or more for females, on the same … [Read more...]
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This Drinking Habit Is More Dangerous Than Bingeing
By Christina Caron, published in the New York Times The holidays offer an excuse to gather with loved ones, let loose and indulge: Plates loaded with comfort foods. Unapologetic napping. All the pie. And, for some, plenty of alcohol. But heavy drinking is not limited to the holiday season. Nor is it mainly the pastime of college students. Overall binge drinking rates are now equivalent among young adults and those in midlife. That’s because young people, especially young … [Read more...]
In the News: To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle
Alcohol is an overlooked factor in many shootings. Baltimore has tried harder than any other American city to disrupt the link. In East Baltimore, the 2017 killing of Ashley Long highlights the complex interplay between violence and the prevalence of alcohol outlets. Research by ARG Scientist Pamela Trangenstein, PhD, has demonstrated a significant association between the density of alcohol outlets and increased violent crime rates. Efforts to mitigate this issue, such as reducing store hours, … [Read more...]
WSJ Interview with William C. Kerr: How Much Alcohol Can You Drink a Week and Still Be Healthy?
Scientists are homing in on how much—or how little—you can consume without raising your risk for health problems “How much drinking is bad for you? Though more people are calling themselves sober-curious or are trying zero-proof replacements for alcohol, drinking is a regular part of social life for most of us. A couple of champagne can add fun to a celebration. A cocktail can take the edge off a tough day. And a cold beer can liven up a sports game. Yet scientists’ warnings about the … [Read more...]
Closing Bars Early Reduced Homicides by 40% in One US Neighborhood
Reducing the hours bars and taverns could sell alcohol in a Baltimore neighborhood reduced all violent crime in the area annually by 23 percent, a study has found. Research by the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the Alcohol Research Group of Emeryville, California, found that the number of murders dropped by 51 percent within the first month of the trial. The homicide rate fell by 40 percent annually, compared to similar low-income neighborhoods which had no change in … [Read more...]
You Could Be Drinking More Than You Think, Without Even Knowing
“There are a number of reasons why drinking shortens lifespans, and one is that we have lost track of what a “drink” actually is. Longstanding U.S. alcohol guidelines assume that a standard drink consists of just 0.6 ounce of alcohol. That is a 12-ounce beer with 5% alcohol, or a 5-ounce glass of wine with 12% alcohol. But over time, Americans are drinking larger and boozier beers and stronger wines, and getting heavy pours at bars, all of which deliver more alcohol than the standard … [Read more...]
Project Update: Smoke-free Policy Adoption at Community Colleges
In California, only 52 of the 114 community college campuses are smoke-free or tobacco-free—a stark contrast to California’s four-year public colleges which are all tobacco-free. In response to this disparity, an ARG research team, led by Scientist Camillia K. Lui, conducted a mixed-method study that examined both campus and community influences on smoke-free policy adoption at community colleges. The team analyzed tobacco control policy databases, school administrative records, survey data, … [Read more...]
Recovery Housing Project Produces & Makes Available U.S. State-Level Reports
The National Study of Treatment and Addiction Recovery Residences (NSTARR) project is the largest and most diverse study of recovery housing to date. Data from across the U.S. were gathered and analyzed to develop the first comprehensive database and assessment of the recovery residence landscape. As part of the assessment, the study team, led by Scientist and project PI Amy Mericle, created individual state-level reports which provide a snapshot of the number and location of recovery residences … [Read more...]
ARG Receives T32 Grant to Continue Long-Established Training Program
It was 1971, a year after Nixon signed the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) was established that ARG received its first T32 training grant, beginning its longstanding dedication to train and support the next generation of alcohol researchers. Six years later, ARG established an NIAAA National Alcohol Research Center and in conjunction, its second T32 program. Since that … [Read more...]
Pre- & Postdoc Training Program
ARG, in partnership with the School of Public Health at the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley), offers a training program that provides support and training to both pre- and postdoctoral fellows engaged in alcohol- and drug-related research. Our program is funded by a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) grant titled “Graduate Research Training in Alcohol Problems: Alcohol-Related Disparities” (grant # T32AA007240), and has supported over 280 trainees since … [Read more...]
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