Behavioral research to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions
New Year’s resolve flagging? Academic research can bolster your ambitions.
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‘Causes’ vs. ‘contributes to’: Strong causal language on product warning labels more effective
Health warning labels that use strong causal language deter consumers more than labels with weaker language.
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8 tips on how to improve media coverage of alcohol
Each year, around 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes. We’re sharing eight tips on how journalists can improve their coverage of alcohol, based on suggestions from journalists and researchers with subject-area expertise.
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Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez
Vox’s German Lopez discusses gun violence in the U.S. and what journalists can do to improve their coverage.
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Legalization of medical marijuana linked to lower alcohol sales
A new working paper from scholars at the University of Connecticut and Georgia State University finds that alcohol sales decreased in states that have legalized medical marijuana since 2006. As
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Rich teens, drug abuse and the importance of involved parents
Teenagers from affluent suburban homes are more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs than the national average. Parental attentiveness is key to prevention, a new paper finds.
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Marijuana legalization: Research review on crime and impaired driving
Crime and drunk driving tend to fall after marijuana legalization, according to a 2016 research review.
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Alcohol consumption and risk of male type 2 diabetes
2010 study by the Harvard School of Public Health in the Diabetes Journal on the relationship between men’s alcohol consumption and rates of diabetes.
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