Where you live matters for your health, and new research shows this is especially true when it comes to alcohol problems among young Mexican Americans living near the US-Mexico border. Researchers studied 575 Mexican American men and women between ages 18 and 30 in San Diego County, California, to understand how their residential neighborhoods and cultural experiences relate to alcohol use disorder (AUD). The study focused on two neighborhood characteristics: the percentage of Mexican American … [Read more...]
Recent Findings
Exploring Links Between Substance Use Combinations and Mental Health Wellness in College Students
The intersection of substance consumption and psychological well-being among college students represents a growing area of concern for public health professionals. Although researchers have documented connections between individual substance use and mental health challenges, less attention has been paid to how using multiple substances simultaneously affects psychological outcomes across different demographic groups. This investigation examined how exclusive, dual, and combined use of alcohol, … [Read more...]
New Study Reveals Why Alcohol Use Increased During the Pandemic
PRESS RELEASE Shifting alcohol availability, accessibility, and coping strategies drove higher consumption A new study published today in PLOS One uncovers key social and environmental factors that drove a significant rise in alcohol consumption during COVID-19. Researchers from the Alcohol Research Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, found that increased alcohol availability and accessibility, and drinking as a coping mechanism, played a major role in shaping drinking … [Read more...]
Data disaggregation reveals hidden suicide risk
Invisible struggles: Data disaggregation reveals hidden suicide risk among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth New research published today in JAMA Network Open highlights the critical need for data disaggregation — analyzing data by specific racial and ethnic groups rather than a single category — to reveal hidden risks of suicidal ideation among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA+NHPI) adolescents. By examining nine distinct AA+NHPI subgroups, … [Read more...]
Millions of Americans Hurt By Others’ Drinking, Drug Use: Study
by Amy Norton PISCATAWAY, NJ – The risks of alcohol and other drug consumption to the user are well known, but many Americans—nearly 160 million—say they’ve been harmed by someone else’s substance use, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. In a national survey of U.S. adults, researchers found that 34% said they’d ever suffered “secondhand harm” from someone else’s alcohol use—ranging from marriage and family problems to financial fall-out to being … [Read more...]
Alcohol Consumption Trends Across Different Populations
Results from new US study suggest beverage-specific policies could help mitigate alcohol-related health risks among vulnerable populations A recent U.S. study is the first to identify alcoholic beverage preferences among demographic subpopulations who face heightened alcohol-related health risks, including those with lower socioeconomic status (SES) and heavy drinkers. Published in Drug and Alcohol Review, the study analyzed a sample of over 37,000 adults who consume alcohol and … [Read more...]
Socioeconomic status may determine how alcohol affects heart health
New research reveals that alcohol's association with heart disease mortality differs across socioeconomic groups A new study led by researchers at the Alcohol Research Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, is the first U.S. study to examine how a person's socioeconomic status (SES) modifies the relationship between alcohol consumption and ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death in the U.S., with IHD being a significant … [Read more...]
Alcohol and Drug Use Cause Significant Harms that Go Beyond the Individual
Among study respondents, 34.2% experienced secondhand harms from alcohol, 5.5% from cannabis, 7.6% from opioids, and 8.3% from other drugs. Press Release: A new study estimates that over their lifetime, more than a third of U.S. adults or 113 million people are harmed from someone else’s drinking while 46 million experience harms from someone’s else’s drug use. The study, conducted by the Alcohol Research Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, in collaboration with RTI … [Read more...]
Hidden differences: Intersectional study uncovers stark variations in substance use treatment completion
New research is the first to use an intersectional approach to examine differences in the completion of alcohol treatment, finds striking sex and race-based variations Emeryville, CA (February 1, 2024) Completion rates for alcohol treatment are significantly lower for racially and ethnically minoritized women compared to White men, according to a new study led by scientists at the Alcohol Research Group's (ARG) National Alcohol Research Center, a program of the Public Health Institute, in … [Read more...]
Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Younger Adults are Less Likely to Attend AA
AA attendance lower among African American, Hispanic and young populations By Amy Norton Alcoholics Anonymous has long been a cornerstone of treating alcohol use disorders in the United States. But even today, Americans are not accessing it equally, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, got its start nearly 90 years ago and is famous for spurring the "12-step" approach to recovery -- which includes acknowledging powerlessness … [Read more...]
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