Alcohol Archives

02.14.2025

Dry Beyond January

PHPod sits down with experts to discuss alcohol use in the U.S. and initiatives to promote healthy drinking habits amidst social pressures.

Fellow Abby Varker

10.11.2024 Young woman anxiously looking at phone in bar, betting on her favorite sports team. sports betting concept

Harms of Buzzed Betting

Research shows that combining sports betting with drinking raises the risk of alcohol misuse.

Fellow Heather Sherr

10.03.2024 Hands on steering wheel; man driving a car by night

Preventing Teens from Driving Under the Influence

By communicating openly about the dangers of drug use and impaired driving, parents play a key role in helping teens avoid risky behaviors.

Guest Author Andrew Yockey

06.04.2024

A Toast to Health: Celebrating the Decline in Teenage Drinking

Teenagers may be delaying drinking, with recent research showing a decline in adolescent alcohol use across all ages.

Fellow Heather Sherr

05.29.2024

The Lesser-Known Killer

Nearly 83% of alcohol-related cancer deaths could be averted if adults who drink reduced their alcohol consumption to align with dietary recommendations.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

06.13.2023 backlit bottles on shelf of bar

Adolescent Substance Use and Midlife Alcohol Use Disorder

Adolescent substance use may be a long-term risk factor for alcohol use disorder in midlife, highlighting the importance of early intervention.

Guest Authors Megan Patrick, Brittni Delmaine

05.11.2023 glass bottles

Mental & Behavioral Health
Substance Use

Racial Identity and Alcohol Use Among Black Adolescents

For Black adolescents, positive racial identity can serve as a protective mechanism to alleviate the effects of racism and reduce their chances of using alcohol and other substances as a coping mechanism.

Guest Authors Ijeoma Opara, David T. Lardier, Donte Boyd, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Bridgette M. Brawner

09.19.2022 a diagram of a graph

Drinking Days

Researchers examined the number of drinking days per week during the initial months of the pandemic.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

08.23.2022 a graph of a number of people with numbers

Pandemic Poison

All sexes and age groups experienced a surge in alcohol use disorder mortality rates during the pandemic years.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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