http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/ This web site describes alcohol use and abuse along with effective ways to reduce drinking problems such as drunk driving and binge drinking, especially among young people including high school, college and university students. Other issues include health effects of alcohol consumption(including fetal alcohol syndrome or FAS), public policy, alcohol advertising, alcohol myths, laws, education, statistics, and much more. - Prof. David J. Hanson Education Higher Education en Copyright 2007 hansondj@potsdam.edu (David J. Hanson, Ph.D. ) http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/images/logo-big.gifhttp://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:50 GMT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:01:50 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.2.0 Canadian guidelines for moderate consumption of alcohol recommend that, on any particular occasion, men consume no more than four drinks and that women consume no more than three. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/What-is-Moderate-Drinking.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:38:13 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/What-is-Moderate-Drinking.html.1328208416919.1 Marijuana use by U.S. teenagers has reached a 30 year high while teens drinking alcohol has dropped to a 30 year low according to a nation-wide survey for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Teen-Marijuana-Use-Up-Drinking-Down.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:24:44 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Teen-Marijuana-Use-Up-Drinking-Down.html.1328208416919.2 One percent of heavy drinkers died of liver related causes in an 18 year prospective population based study. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Heavy-Alcohol-Drinking-and-Liver-Related-Death.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:13:19 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Heavy-Alcohol-Drinking-and-Liver-Related-Death.html.1328208416919.3 An analysis of the research indicates that electronicly delivered self-help for problem drinking is more effective than receiving no help and that receiving multiple sessions is more effective than receiving only one seession. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Electronic-Alcohol-Self-Help-More-Effective-than-Alcoholics-Anonymous.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:05:37 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Electronic-Alcohol-Self-Help-More-Effective-than-Alcoholics-Anonymous.html.1328208416919.4 Brief Intervention by nonphysicians is modestly effective in reducing alcohol consumption by primary care patients with unhealthful drinking use. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Effectiveness-of-Brief-Intervention-for-Alcohol-Use-by-Nonphysicians-in-Primary-Care.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:55:35 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Effectiveness-of-Brief-Intervention-for-Alcohol-Use-by-Nonphysicians-in-Primary-Care.html.1328208416919.5 Three DUI courts in three Georgia coiunties were found effective in sighificantly reducing recidivism of DUI offenders, consistent with other research on DUI and DWI courts. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/DUI-Courts-Effective-in-Reducing-Recidivism.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:36:34 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/DUI-Courts-Effective-in-Reducing-Recidivism.html.1328208416919.6 Drunk driving fatalities in the U.S. recently dropped to historic lows and have declined 41% in ten years. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drunk-Driving-Fatalities-Drop-Significantly-to-Historic-Lows.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:37 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drunk-Driving-Fatalities-Drop-Significantly-to-Historic-Lows.html.1328208416919.7 Drinking alcohol was associated with a 48% reduced risk of death from coronary artery disease among men compared to abstainers and infrequent drinkers and with a 38% reduction in such risk among women in his prospective study of nearly 150,000 Norwegians. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Greater-Longevity.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:21 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Greater-Longevity.html.1328208416919.8 Higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was associated with less severe injuries in a retrospective cross-sectional study of 2,323 victims of traffic crashes. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/BAC-and-Traffic-Crash-Injury-Severity.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:13:28 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/BAC-and-Traffic-Crash-Injury-Severity.html.1328208416919.9 Alcohol consumption has again been found associated with lower mortality among patients with traumatic brain injury. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Alcohol-and-Traumatic-Brain-Injury.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:47 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Alcohol-and-Traumatic-Brain-Injury.html.1328208416919.10 Alcohol sting operations conducted by Indiana State inspectors found a dramatic drop in sales to underage persons during the first six months of 2011. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Underage-Alcohol-Sales-Down-Steeply-in-Indiana.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:44:59 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Underage-Alcohol-Sales-Down-Steeply-in-Indiana.html.1328208416919.12 A number of leading safety, insurance, auto, alcohol industry groups and alcohol beverage companies are urging passage of Congressional legislation that would provide $60 million over five years to fund federal research to develop effective alcohol interlock systems. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/ROADS-SAFE-Promoted.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:29:46 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/ROADS-SAFE-Promoted.html.1328208416919.13 Prohibition, the PBS three-part, five-and-one-half hour documentary, tells the fascinating story of the rise, attempted rule, and fall of National Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933). http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Prohibition-The-Film-by-Ken-Burns-and-Lynn-Novick.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:22:00 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Prohibition-The-Film-by-Ken-Burns-and-Lynn-Novick.html.1328208416919.14 Healthy people who rarely or never drink alcohol are much more likely to develop asthma than are those who drink in moderation, according to a study in Denmark. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Moderate-Alcohol-Drinking-Reduces-Risk-of-Developing-Asthma.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:15:06 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Moderate-Alcohol-Drinking-Reduces-Risk-of-Developing-Asthma.html.1328208416919.15 Viewing alcohol advertising did not lead to higher alcohol consumption among young college men, according to experimental study. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Effect-of-Alcohol-Advertising-on-College-Students.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:48:05 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Effect-of-Alcohol-Advertising-on-College-Students.html.1328208416919.16 Analysis of 84 prospective studies found that, compared with not drinking alcohol, consuming alcohol was associated with a 25% reduced risk of death from either cardiovascular disease or coronary heart diseasee and a 29% reduced risk of death from incident or recurring coronary heart disease. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Risk-of-Cardiovascular-Disease-Research-Evidence.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:39:51 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Risk-of-Cardiovascular-Disease-Research-Evidence.html.1328208416919.18 Prospective study of persons aged 75 and older found those who consumed alcohol in moderation had about a 30% reduced risk of developing dementia and about a 40% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia or disease compared to abstainers or non-drinkers. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-Reduces-Dementia-Risk.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:22:28 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-Reduces-Dementia-Risk.html.1328208416919.17 The Saint Jude Program for alcohol and drug problems, with the highest independently-verified success rate in the United States, has now launched a satellite program in Manhattan. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Effective-Alcohol-and-Drug-Help-in-New-York-City.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:03:58 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Effective-Alcohol-and-Drug-Help-in-New-York-City.html.1328208416919.11 A meta-analysis of research studies found that moderate drinkers had a 23% lower chance of suffering cognitive impairment or dementia than non-drinkers or abstainers. file:///Macintosh%20HD/Users/markbrothers/Documents/projects/alcoholinformation/alcoholinformation.org/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Cognitive-Impairment-Dementia-and-Alzheimers-Research-Evidence.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:28:07 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Cognitive-Impairment-Dementia-and-Alzheimers-Research-Evidence.html.1316718302307.2 This large prospective study found that women who consumed an average of just over 1 to 2 1/2 drinks per day were 28%more likely to survive to age 70 without any major physical or mental health problems. Those who drank at least 5 days per week had almost a 50% greater chance of doing so. file:///Macintosh%20HD/Users/markbrothers/Documents/projects/alcoholinformation/alcoholinformation.org/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Successful-Ageing.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:08:25 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Drinking-Alcohol-and-Successful-Ageing.html.1316718302307.3 A sample of heavy or problem drinkers followed for 7 years found that consumption levels decreased about 50% among both men and women in general but increased among those who went into alcoholism treatment. file:///Macintosh%20HD/Users/markbrothers/Documents/projects/alcoholinformation/alcoholinformation.org/files/Heavy-Drinkers-Found-to-Consume-Less-Alcohol-over-Time.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:27:40 GMT http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Heavy-Drinkers-Found-to-Consume-Less-Alcohol-over-Time.html.1316718302307.4