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  A new project, led by scientist Priscilla Martinez, and in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco, aims to better inform young women about the link between drinking and risk of breast cancer. Through the development and distribution of an educational campaign, the project will promote a greater understanding among young women about their own drinking and how it impacts their health so they can make more informed choices. Alcohol use is the … [Read more...]

This new study is  focused on understanding barriers that contribute to Latino- White disparities in the use of specialty alcohol treatment. Underutilization by Latinos, the largest and fastest growing minority racial/ethnic group, is troublesome given that these services have been shown to be effective regardless of race/ethnicity. Findings will address gaps in the understanding of barriers that prevent people from seeking and receiving appropriate care for alcohol use disorders and will … [Read more...]

This new grant, headed by Bright Outcome and funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), will develop an almost-automatic process to help alcohol researchers meet the requirements of the new NIAAA data-sharing policy. ARG will provide expertise and knowledge about data collection to better inform the project. The NIAAA data-sharing agreement requires that all NIAAA grant applications involving human subjects must include plans for the submission of study data … [Read more...]

For most of her career, scientist Amy Mericle, PhD, has worked in treatment and recovery research, including recovery housing. Her latest project, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), aims to develop and provide a complete picture of the national recovery housing landscape in the US, which will help better understand how this model effectively supports a person's recovery from addiction. The four-year study will gather information on the availability … [Read more...]

ARG scientist Nina Mulia's new project seeks to investigate the long-term effects of early childhood adversity on educational success and substance use, from birth though young adulthood. Previous, and extensive, studies have found a link between education and substance use problems. However, understanding what the causal mechanisms are is limited. Some researchers hypothesize that early life factors may play a role. There is also growing evidence that suggests a child's behavioral and … [Read more...]

Senior scientist William C. Kerr and colleagues' new grant investigates the effects of recreational legalization of marijuana and local policy implementation in Washington State. This project will provide a wealth of new information relevant to the impacts of legalization and local marijuana regulation, as well as inter-relationships between marijuana and other substance use problems over time. The grant is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Previously, ARG was … [Read more...]

Led by Cindy Ehlers at Scripps Research Institute, sub-award recipient and ARG Senior Scientist Katherine Karriker-Jaffe will provide expertise in neighborhood effects and disparities research for the new project. ARG Biostatistician Libo Li and Research Associate Deidre Patterson along with Assistant Professor and suicide expert Rebecca Bernert at Stanford round out the team. The grant supports the development of a multilevel bio-psychosocial-ecological model of risk and protective factors for … [Read more...]

Associate Scientist Won Kim Cook's new project seeks to better understand the risk relationship between harmful drinking patterns and chronic health conditions, in particular cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death for Asian Americans. Her work will also look at diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol as conditions that increase Asian American's risk for CVD. Won's three-year study (NIAAA R21AA026654) is the first US-based research to examine … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Associate Scientist Camillia Lui who received funding to study how campus and community influence smoke-free policy adoption in community colleges. With community colleges often under-resourced and under-funded, and given that the student population is racially/ethnically diverse, disproportionately lower-income, and at greater risk for tobacco-related harms compared to 4-year colleges, Camillia's work aims to identify factors and best strategies that influence and … [Read more...]

From November 10 - 14, 2018, San Diego hosts the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), where researchers, practitioners and policy makers from across the country will gather to share knowledge on health-related issues. This year’s theme focuses on creating the healthiest nation by eliminating health disparities and dismantling the systems and structures that prevent individuals and communities from reaching their full potential. ARG researchers will be in … [Read more...]