The prevalence of alcohol consumption and heavy drinking among people with HIV in the United States: results from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study.

2002 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank H Galvan ◽  
Eric G Bing ◽  
John A Fleishman ◽  
Andrew S London ◽  
Raul Caetano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Services Utilization

1. Drinking and temperance

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-27
Author(s):  
W. J. Rorabaugh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
The West ◽  
Temperance Movement ◽  
History Of ◽  
Viable System ◽  
The Revolution

‘Drinking and temperance’ describes the history of alcohol consumption in the United States and the introduction of the temperance movement. From the earliest European settlers to the fighters of the Revolution, Americans were among the world’s heartiest drinkers, producing their own corn beer and importing rum from the West Indies. The British blockades during the war meant access to rum was lost. Americans began to distill whiskey from corn instead, which became the country’s patriotic drink. Problems associated with heavy drinking resulted in reformers creating the temperance movement, a cause that was then taken up by Protestant preachers. In the 1850s, evangelicals lobbied for statewide prohibition laws, but there was no viable system of enforcement.

Alcohol consumption and divorce rates in the United States.

1999 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
M F Caces ◽  
T C Harford ◽  
G D Williams ◽  
E Z Hanna
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Divorce Rates

Substance Use in Specific Settings

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve Ames ◽  
Roland S. Moore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Military ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

National surveys in the United States and elsewhere reveal a wide range in rates of heavy drinking across occupations, with the highest in construction and lowest in educational industries. Young adults in the military have higher heavy drinking rates than their civilian counterparts, with the highest among Army and Marine personnel. Civilian and military heavy and binge drinking and drinking on the job have been linked to specific kinds of work-related problems of high consequences to employer, employees, and the military. In 1998, the estimated employment-related costs of alcohol abuse in the United States were $135 billion; the projected costs 15 years hence are much higher. Guided by theoretical advances, links between specific environmental factors and undesirable drinking behavior have been identified and explained in the context of work culture. Results of these research endeavors have provided guidelines for research and intervention focused on prevention of alcohol-related problems in the civilian and military workplace.

scholarly journals Trends in alcohol consumption in relation to cause-specific and all-cause mortality in the United States: a report from the NHANES linked to the US mortality registry

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 580-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Ricci ◽  
Aletta Elizabeth Schutte ◽  
Rudolph Schutte ◽  
Cornelius Matheus Smuts ◽  
Marlien Pieters
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Standard Drink ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Specific Mortality

ABSTRACT Background Excessive alcohol use is the third leading cause of mortality in the United States, where alcohol use consistently increased over the last decades. This trend is currently maintained, despite regulatory policies aimed to counteract it. While the increased health risks resulting from alcohol use are evident, some open questions regarding alcohol use and its consequences in the US population remain. Objectives The current work aims to evaluate the relation between alcohol consumption trends over a period of 15 y with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. In addition, we evaluate the adequacy of the current alcohol recommended limits according to the 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDGA). Methods This was a prospective population-based study defined by the NHANES conducted over the period 1999–2014 linked to US mortality registry in 2015. Results The sample, composed of 34,672 participants, was observed for a median period of 7.8 y, totaling 282,855 person-years. In the present sample, 4,303 deaths were observed. Alcohol use increased during the period 1999–2014. Alcohol use above the current US recommendations was associated with increased all-cause and cause-specific mortality risk, ranging from 39% to 126%. A proportion of these deaths, ranging from 19% to 26%, could be theoretically prevented if US citizens followed current guidelines, and 13% of all-cause deaths in men could be avoided if the current US guidelines for women (1 standard drink/d) were applied to them. Conclusions The present study provides evidence in support of limiting alcohol intake in adherence to the USDGA recommendations.

Suicide rates and alcohol consumption in the United States, 1970-89

Addiction ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 1063-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL J. GRUENEWALD ◽  
WILLIAM R. PONICKI ◽  
PATRICK R. MITCHELL
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Suicide Rates

Drugs and Alcohol: US Prohibition and the Origins of the Drug Trade in Mexico, 1910–1930

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIELA RECIO
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Drug Trade ◽  
Active Participant ◽  
Drugs And Alcohol ◽  
Illicit Markets ◽  
Important Player ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

Even though Mexico has been an important player in the international drug trade, this country's history in such illegal ventures has been insufficiently studied. In an effort to begin to understand how and when the country began to be an active participant in such illicit markets, this article first analyses regulations introduced in the United States regarding drug and alcohol consumption, marketing and production and assesses their impact on the Mexican side. Secondly, it argues that Mexico's participation in the narcotics trade, the routes that have developed and the Mexican states involved in this traffic have roots that can be traced to the beginning of the twentieth century at least.

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