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...]
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Amy Mericle Talks About the Importance of the NSTARR Project
With a background in addiction health services research, PI Amy Mericle, PhD, leads the project and in this video discusses the significance and importance of collecting data on recovery residences. The National Study of Treatment and Addiction Recovery Residences (NSTARR) is the largest and most diverse study of recovery housing to date, laying the groundwork for observing this important component of the housing, treatment, and recovery support services landscape. NSTARR will … [Read more...]
Scientist Presents New Findings at PAHO Webinar
On August 12, 2020, ARG Senior Scientist and Director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on Alcohol and Epidemiology and Injury, Cheryl Cherpitel will present preliminary findings from Peru and Dominican Republic as part of the Regional Study on Alcohol, Drugs and Road Injuries in Emergency Rooms. The free webinar, hosted by PAHO, will include findings from Argentina as well as a panel discussion by leading experts on alcohol and substance abuse polices. How to Participate … [Read more...]
Healthy Lifestyle Class Identified among Whites and Hispanics but Not among Blacks
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...]
Our Commitment to Self-reflection & Structural Changes
As leaders of the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), a program of the Public Health Institute, we are writing in solidarity to unequivocally condemn pervasive racial injustice and the targeting, brutal treatment, and killing of Black people by police. We fully support the Black Lives Matter Movement, along with efforts to reform police departments, improve public safety, and develop means of addressing the needs of Black communities and other communities of color. We commit ourselves anew to … [Read more...]
ARG’s Policy Research Round Up
ARG's policy-focused studies aim to inform and communicate research that inspires public dialogue and promotes evidence-based decision-making to advance the development of more effective health interventions. Applying a critical lens to issues of equity -- racial/ethnic, social and economical -- our analyses strives to help determine if policies affect groups differently and how to mitigate these differences in order to reduce health disparities between populations. In an effort to continue … [Read more...]
White Moderate Drinkers are at a High Risk of Alcohol-related Injuries
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
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 Healthy People Law and Health Policy Substance Abuse Report
by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Laws and policies can help support healthier, safer, and more livable communities, reduce the negative effects of alcohol use, and support achievement of national goals proposed by Healthy People 2020. ARG senior scientist and Center director William C. Kerr co-authored the newest report, The Role of Law and Policy in Reducing Deaths Attributable to Alcohol to Reach Healthy People’s Substance Abuse Goals in the United States, … [Read more...]
Senior Scientist Cheryl Cherpitel Directs PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center
ARG receives re-designation as a Collaborating Center thru to February 2024 Congratulations to Cheryl Cherpitel, DrPH, for her successful direction of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on Alcohol Epidemiology and Injury over the past eight years. From her leadership, and the support of a highly skilled research team, ARG has been re-designated as a Collaborating Center through to February 2024. Since 2011, Cherpitel and her colleagues have made significant contributions to research on … [Read more...]
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