Addiction

Alcohol marketing and underage drinking

A new study by a research team including scientists from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation provides a systematic review of research that examines relationships between exposure ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Men's greater reluctance to seek mental health care

Many men with mental health problems do not seek treatment for their symptoms. Both knowledge of and attitudes toward mental ill health play their part, as does the men's educational level. These findings emerge from a thesis ...

Addiction

Stereotypes about Native Americans and alcohol debunked

In contrast to enduring stories about extraordinarily high rates of alcohol misuse among Native Americans, University of Arizona researchers have found that Native Americans' binge and heavy drinking rates actually match ...

Addiction

Alcohol causes 1 in 20 deaths in Massachusetts

Alcohol's health, safety and economic toll on the Bay State residents far outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes, according to a new report from Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).

Health

The relationship between alcohol outlets and traffic crashes

A new study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation examines the relationship between the number and location of alcohol outlets (such as bars or liquor stores or other places ...

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