Alcohol Research Group

Policy

Our research informs policies from warning labels to privatization

ARG policy studies involve evaluations of major alcohol- and drug-related policies utilizing various designs and strategies to include multiple cross-sectional population surveys, longitudinal panels or split panel surveys, quasi-experiments, or time series designs based on archival data such as mortality reports.  Our work has looked at the impact of federally mandated warning labels, associations with and trends in alcohol policy opinions, the role of research and other influences in policy making, studies of privatization of spirits marketing, effects of medical marijuana and cannabis legalization, and effects of reforms or changes in treatment systems and other social programs.

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Childhood adversity before age 5 associated with greater cannabis use in early adolescence

Study finds pathways to substance use in early adolescence.Learn more

Availability of alcohol soared during the first year of the pandemic

First year found increases of up to 627%, with heavy drinkers most likely to purchase. Learn more

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Development of the International Alcohol Policy and Injury Index

Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2018

Alcohol as a risk factor for chronic disease: raising awareness and policy options

Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems: Evidence and Community-Based Initiatives, 2017

Alcohol Policy Research and Alcoholic Beverage Control Systems: Annotated bibliography and review, 3rd edition

Alexandria, VA: National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA), 2013

Twenty‐one year trends and correlates of pressure to change drinking

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2012

Alcohol policy and public health implications in the U.S. context

In Alcohol and Injuries. Emergency Department studies in an international perspective,eds Cherpitel C.J., Borges G., Giesbrecht N., Hungerford D., Peden M., Poznyak V., Room R., Stockwell T., 261-269. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2009

Public alcohol policy: current directions and new opportunities

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2008

Costs of day hospital and community residential chemical dependency treatment

The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 2008

Local community characteristics and prevention strategies: The likelihood of taking action on community problems with alcohol and other drugs

Experiences with community action projects: New research on the prevention of alcohol and other drug problems, 1993

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About ARG

We are a non-profit research organization that seeks to improve public health through deepening our understanding of alcohol and other drug use and investigating innovative approaches to reduce its consequences for individuals, families, and communities.

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