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Recent Findings

Marijuana Can Hurt More than Just the User but Poses Less Risk to Others than Alcohol

December 3, 2020 by

Press Release Findings from the first-ever study of marijuana’s secondhand harms show that fewer harms were attributed to someone else’s marijuana use than from secondhand drinking. The new research from the Alcohol Research Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, was conducted using 2014 to 2016 data from Washington State where recreational marijuana use has been legal since 2012. The study was published today in the Journal of … [Read more...]

Injury-related Hospitalizations Rise after Liquor Sales Go Private

October 15, 2020 by

New research shows an increased rate of hospitalizations for accidental injuries in urban areas after Washington State privatized their liquor sales. The study found an additional 17,498 hospitalizations in metropolitan-urban counties in the 2.5 years after Initiative 1183 was passed compared to neighboring Oregon. Non-metropolitan-urban and rural counties did not see their hospitalization rates change. Initiative 1183 called for closing state-run liquor stores and allowing state licensing of … [Read more...]

State Binge Drinking Rates Mediate the Effects of Alcohol Policies and State Living Standards

August 13, 2020 by

State Binge Drinking Rates Mediate the Effects of Alcohol Policies and State Living Standards, a New Study on Alcohol’s Harms to Others Finds Emeryville, CA (August 13, 2020) – A new study looks at the interplay between state-level alcohol policies, binge-drinking rates, and socioeconomic status(SES) and their effect on harms caused by someone else's drinking. The study from the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), a program of the Public Health Institute, highlights the roles of two state-level … [Read more...]

Healthy Lifestyle Class Identified among Whites and Hispanics but Not among Blacks

July 24, 2020 by

A new study looks at clustered risk behaviors across racial/ethnic groups In the first study to identify clustered risk health behaviors among whites, Blacks, and Hispanics, ARG Scientist Won Kim Cook and colleagues illustrate the need to develop tailored multi-behavioral interventions to address racial disparities in health outcomes. The research team focused on the "big four" risk behaviors that contribute to chronic conditions and morbidity: risky drinking, cigarette smoking, poor diet, … [Read more...]

White Moderate Drinkers are at a High Risk of Alcohol-related Injuries

June 12, 2020 by

New study finds significant differences in alcohol-related harms among racial/ethnic groups Emeryville, CA (June 10, 2020) – Moderate drinkers are not immune from being injured, a new study from senior scientist Cheryl Cherpitel and colleagues found. Results showed that injury risk increased at low levels of exposure, measured by number of hours of having a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 or higher, and that this risk was greatest for white drinkers compared to black and Hispanic … [Read more...]

Washington State Residents Would Change Their Vote on Privatizing Liquor Sales

May 25, 2020 by

A new study looks at the shifts in voters' opinions since privatization in Washington State A new study shows that voters in Washington State would likely reject privatization of liquor sales if the vote was held today. The study from the Alcohol Research Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, found that Washington residents who voted in favor of ending state controls on liquor sales in 2011 were 2.59 times more likely to want to change their vote than residents who voted against it. … [Read more...]

New study models how cities can estimate the true cost of alcohol

March 2, 2020 by

Alcohol problems cost Baltimore city more than $2 per drink A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Boston University estimates that health and safety problems attributable to alcohol use cost $582.3 million in Baltimore City in 2013 — the equivalent of approximately $2.04 per drink. The study included costs from lost productivity; health care costs for chronic diseases such as liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis, hypertension and stroke, as well as … [Read more...]

Alcohol Policies Are More Effective for Some Groups than Others

February 6, 2020 by

Increasing taxes on specific types of alcohol and implementing policies that reduce its availability have differing effects on specific subgroups according to a new study from ARG biostatistician  Meenakshi Sabina Subbaraman and colleagues. The study, published in Addiction, is the first to address gaps in alcohol policy research by examining how such broad-based initiatives aimed at reducing drinking and its related consequences vary across gender and racial/ethnic groups. Results showed … [Read more...]

Drinking High Levels of Alcohol Increases the Chance of Developing Hypertension

January 8, 2020 by

A new lifecourse study looks at how drinking affects health over a 30-year period People who consume high-levels of alcohol may be at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure according to a new lifecourse study from the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), a program of the Public Health Institute. The study confirms previous research that demonstrated a significant link between hypertension and heavy drinking in both sexes. Results showed that women who drank more than 14 drinks per week … [Read more...]

Liquor Prices Continue to Grow in Washington State after Privatization but at a Slower Rate

December 18, 2019 by

Press Release Emeryville, CA (December 18, 2019): New follow-up research on Washington State’s privatization of alcohol and its effect on pricing and consumption found liquor prices continued to increase compared to previous analyses conducted in 2014. However, increases varied by brand, container size, and store type. The study, conducted by the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), a program of the Public Health Institute, found that, between 2014 and 2016, prices grew by 3.9% for a 750 mL … [Read more...]

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Latest News

December 3rd, 2020
Marijuana Can Hurt More than Just the User but Poses Less Risk to Others than Alcohol
November 30th, 2020
COVID-19 Projects Assess Pandemic’s Impact
November 10th, 2020
Research Update: Alcohol Causes Breast Cancer Study Wraps Up Data Collection
October 15th, 2020
Injury-related Hospitalizations Rise after Liquor Sales Go Private
October 7th, 2020
Research in Progress: Defining the Recovery Residence Landscape

Recent Findings

December 3rd, 2020
Marijuana Can Hurt More than Just the User but Poses Less Risk to Others than Alcohol
October 15th, 2020
Injury-related Hospitalizations Rise after Liquor Sales Go Private
August 13th, 2020
State Binge Drinking Rates Mediate the Effects of Alcohol Policies and State Living Standards
July 24th, 2020
Healthy Lifestyle Class Identified among Whites and Hispanics but Not among Blacks
June 12th, 2020
White Moderate Drinkers are at a High Risk of Alcohol-related Injuries

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