Women, alcohol and health. Alarm in US
A new study adds to a mounting body of evidence showing that rising alcohol consumption among women is leading to higher rates of death and disease. The report, published Friday in the journal JAMA Health Forum, examined insurance claims data from 2017 to 2021 on more than 14 million Americans ages 15 and
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health
It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it’s also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking less is a great way to be healthier,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, who directs the
The effects of synchronized youth and parent drug use prevention interventions
Substance abuse prevention efforts have traditionally addressed youth substance use by directly targeting youth’s norms and behaviors. More recently, parent or family focused prevention interventions have demonstrated adolescent decreases in the likelihood of initiating use, declines in the rate of growth, and increases in positive outcomes into adulthood, including increased socioeconomic success, reduced mental
Public health officials are increasingly alarmed by older Americans’ drinking
The annual number of alcohol-related deaths from 2020 through 2021 exceeded 178,000, according to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: more deaths than from all drug overdoses combined. An analysis by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shows that people over 65 accounted for 38 percent of
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among the Latino Population
Latinos are one of the fastest growing segments of the United States population. The U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates that there are 60 million people of Hispanic origin living in the United States, comprising 18.3% of the total population. With the Hispanic population expected to increase to over 30% of the population by 2050,