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July 23, 2009 | Story
Wagenaar used his 2001 Innovators award to prompt wide-ranging discussions of legal liability across three high risk products: alcohol, tobacco and firearms, and to transfer lessons from those working in one area to those working in the others.
July 23, 2009 | Story
Ralph W. Hingson's work contributed to legislation making it illegal for people under age 21 to drive after drinking and lowering the allowable blood alcohol limit for adult drivers to .08 percent.
February 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study assessed the contextual effect of state income inequality on symptoms of depression and alcohol dependence at a group level, controlling for state-level and individual characteristics.
September 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The purpose of this study was to help clarify the association between drinking alcohol—any alcohol use and problem drinking—and the health of elderly people.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study shows the adverse effects of alcohol consumption with ongoing exposure to traumatic events and stressful circumstances for a group of New York residents over a three-year period.
April 10, 2013 | Story
Struggling with her past, Cassandra Sheets embraced Ladder to Leadership to gain the confidence to lead a new organization focusing on addictions.
January 24, 2012 | Story
Travis built his New Connections research project on a data set from the 1997–2002 evaluation of the Health Link Program.
National Program
To highlight substance abuse as a leading health problem by recognizing those who are striving to bring creative solutions to the field.
National Program
Program to provide leadership development through mentoring for individuals who are early in their careers yet have shown the potential to become future leaders in reducing the harm caused by substance abuse through public health approaches.
September 26, 2011 | Book
A study by RWJF scholars finds that students at selective colleges and universities are less likely to smoke cigarettes, use marijuana and be overweight, but slightly more likely than other college students to binge drink.