Alcohol Companies Earn Billions From Underage Drinking
Underage youth consumed $17.5 billion worth, or 8.6 percent, of the alcoholic drinks sold in 2016. Products from three alcohol companies — AB Inbev, MillerCoors…
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Even ‘Low-Risk’ Alcohol Drinking Can Result in Hospitalization and Death
It’s not just heavy drinking that’s a problem — even consuming alcohol within weekly low-risk drinking guidelines can result in hospitalization and death, according to…
Want a Lower Homicide Rate? Try Reducing the Number of Liquor Stores.
Reducing the number of businesses in Baltimore that sell alcohol in urban residential areas may lower the homicide rate, according to new research. As cities…
Alcohol Taxes Only Cover a Fraction of the Costs of Excessive Drinking
The total harm caused by excessive alcohol consumption is a staggering $2.05 per drink in the United States, and, of this, the government ends up…
Teens Abusing Opioids May Benefit From Medication Treatment
Although the effectiveness of medications to treat adults with opioid use disorder has been well established, there has been little research about how — or…