Ziming Xuan

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Ziming Xuan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health. His research interests include health policies related to alcohol, marijuana, other substance use and guns, youth health, alcohol advertising, impaired driving, substance use disorders, mental health and addiction.

Ziming's Work:

03.09.2018 A shot glass of liquor

Mental & Behavioral Health
Substance Use

Alcohol Policies and Alcohol-Involved Homicides

Acute intoxication impairs judgment and makes individuals more vulnerable to becoming victims in homicides. A recent study by Naimi et al. finds that more restrictive alcohol policies could have a preventive impact on alcohol-involved homicides.

Guest Author Ziming Xuan