The Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen (RAPS) is a five-item instrument designed by Senior Scientist, Cheryl Cherpitel, to maximize sensitivity while maintaining strong specificity. Derived from other screens, and with no weighting, adding or scoring of responses, the RAPS provides a quick way for clinicians to determine who may have a drinking problem. This infographic provides some background information on its development, testing and the research involved. The test itself is available as … [Read more...]
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Women at a Greater Risk for Injury than Men
A new study of emergency department patients in 18 countries led by ARG Senior Scientist, Cheryl Cherpitel, made available online by the scientific journal Addiction, shows that the risk of injury caused by acute alcohol consumption is higher for women compared with men. While the risk of injury is similar for both men and women up to three ‘standard’ drinks (containing 16 ml or 12.8 g of pure ethanol), the risk then increases more rapidly for women, becoming twice the risk to men around 15 … [Read more...]
NIAAA and NIDA Fund New Projects
This past fall several key projects were funded through the National Institutes on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). First up, William C. Kerr’s study that looks at the inter-relationship between life-course drinking patterns and health conditions. A four-year project, Kerr and colleagues will examine the effects of alcohol use over a lifetime, including social and economic hardships and racial and ethnic differences in factors that may contribute … [Read more...]
Alcohol Research Seminar is in Session
The spring Advanced Alcohol Research Seminar, offered from January to May 2015, operates through UC Berkeley and presents research and lectures on epidemiology, prevention and intervention, and theory and methodology related to alcohol and potentially other drugs. This seminar, taught and facilitated by Sarah Zemore, PhD, and co-led by Drs. Lee Kaskutas and Cheryl Cherpitel, features presentations by renowned scientists in the field of alcohol research both inside and outside ARG. The current … [Read more...]
Scientific Advisory Board at a Glance
The National Alcohol Research Center's Scientific Advisory Board supports and helps guide our ongoing work and provides advice in planning future activities. Members include both University of California faculty and external scientists experienced with alcohol epidemiology and research center operations. Members also have expertise in disparities research on alcohol and health, both in the US and internationally with each bringing a unique set of skills to the work we do. Board members … [Read more...]
Tribute to Joseph Gusfield
Joseph R. Gusfield, a leader in American sociology and founding chair of the Sociology Department, UC San Diego, passed away on January 5, 2015, at the age of 91. Dr. Gusfield was a world-renown researcher, inspiring instructor, and once frequent visitor at ARG, both as a lecturer and library patron. Dr. Robin Room, Professor of Alcohol Policy Research at the School of Population Health of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Director of the AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at … [Read more...]
LA project seeks to reduce HIV risk
A new ARG study will look at whether a Motivational Interviewing Case Management (MICM) intervention will improve outcomes for people who are on probation or parole, at risk for HIV and have recently entered a Sober Living House. The MICM will help respondents access needed services, adapt to their new living environment, find and maintain work, address HIV risk and treatment, and manage setbacks. With a high risk for HIV infection among criminal justice offenders, there is a strong need for … [Read more...]
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