Policies that single out pregnant people’s drinking aren’t working, but there are other policies that appear to help - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Professor Sarah Roberts looks at the most effective ways of reducing drinking among pregnant people.

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Awareness Grows of Cancer Risk From Alcohol Consumption | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Public awareness of the link between alcohol consumption and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since the fall of 2024.

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HPDP research team publishes two studies about the impact of alcohol home delivery on alcohol consumption trends and related consequences - Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

HPDP researchers have completed two studies into the impact of increased alcohol home delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The studies found that increased access to alcohol home delivery was associ...

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Cannabis retail expansion in Canada came with only a small uptick in the number of consumers

Increased usage among women and older adults during 2019-2023 seemed related more to falling prices than to the expanding number of stores.

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Cannabis cocktails are on the rise. Could they replace alcohol?

"There's something for everyone (and it's infused with cannabis!)," Jamie Evans, founder of The Herb Somm, told Newsweek.

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Addiction Medicine Journal Club - Ars Longa Media

We believe that addiction is a disease that can be treated, and we want to help you stay up to date with the latest research that you can use in your

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Minimum alcohol pricing: what we found in Wales after five years

Wales introduced a minimum price for alcohol in 2020 and a recent review shows it has reduced the availability of cheap high-strength drinks.

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Do strict alcohol policies really work?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: A recent study shows how alcohol control measures have affected rates of alcohol-related diseases in the Nordic countries over the past 30 years.

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‘Dark Apps’ uncovered: popular alcohol tracking apps backed by the alcohol industry mislead users - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Apps to reduce drinking that are provided by alcohol industry-funded charities have been found to contain misinformation and may even increase drinking. Dr Roy-Highley and Professor Mark Petticrew exp...

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How Much Alcohol Are You Really Drinking? Take Our Quiz to Find Out

When it comes to health risks such as cancer, research shows that what’s important is how much you drink and how you drink it.

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Why, Exactly, Is Alcohol So Bad for You?

Here's what happens to your body when you drink.

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Communities that experience mass shootings drink more alcohol in the aftermath, a new study finds

The findings, published this week in the journal PNAS Nexus, add to the evidence that mass shootings have lasting effects on health that reach far beyond the lives of those directly involved.

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Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Increase Health Risks, New Report Reveals

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New PHI Study Shows Alcohol and Drug Use Cause Significant Harms that Go Beyond the Individual - Public Health Institute

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…

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More than half of college students report alcohol-related harms from others

More than half of US college students have experienced alcohol-related harms caused by others, according to the first national probability-based survey of such harms conducted in 20 years. The finding...

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Watch CBS Mornings: How drinking patterns impact health - Full show on CBS

Priscilla Martinez, deputy scientific director of the Alcohol Research Group, discusses how drinking patterns influence health and behavior.

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Hidden Suicide Risks Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth - Public Health Institute

Suicide is the leading cause of death among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA+NHPI) adolescents, and research on the mechanisms that elevate suicide…

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You Could Be Drinking More Than You Think, Without Even Knowing - Public Health Institute

This article sheds light on the trends that contribute to increasing alcohol content in drinks. Dr. Priscilla Martinez with PHI's Alcohol Research Group explains the…

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High-Intensity Drinking Is Worse Than Binge Drinking

And it’s on the rise among middle-aged drinkers.

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New PHI Study Shows Alcohol and Drug Use Cause Significant Harms that Go Beyond the Individual - Public Health Institute

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…

phi.org

Alcohol Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades, Study Finds

Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.

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To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle

The block in East Baltimore where Ashley Long was shot and killed in 2017 is desolate, even by the standards of the surrounding neighborhood. On a Saturday afternoon last spring, a cop in a parked pol...

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Unmasking Suicidal Ideation for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youths

This cross-sectional study compares risks of adolescent suicidal ideation between and within various Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander racial and ethnic subgroups.

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Secondhand Harms From Cannabis Use: Findings From Washington State, United States: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 85, No 6

Objective: There are few studies on harms attributed to others' cannabis use. We assessed individual- and contextual-level correlates of secondhand harms from cannabis use and considered whether canna...

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