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ARG scientists and affiliate scientists will be hosting a session titled "Drinking patterns and harms: New findings from the National Alcohol Survey". This session's objectives are to define drinking patterns and understand their importance in predicting alcohol-related problems, evaluate heavy drinking and its role in acute and chronic consequences, and to discuss the alcohol policy/prevention implications of new population-based risk curve findings from National Alcohol Surveys.
Organizer and Moderator: Tom Greenfield, PhD
Panelists: William C. Kerr, PhD, Jason Bond, PhD, Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH, Lorraine T. Midanik, PhD and Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Discussant: Jurgen Rehm, PhD
Date and Time: Monday, November 9, 2009: 8:30 AM
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Individual topics in this session are listed below. Click on title to view individual abstracts.
- Effect of drink alcohol content adjustments to alcohol volume on the risk for alcohol problems)
Presenters: William C. Kerr, PhD, Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Jason Bond, PhD, Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH, Yu Ye, MS, Lorraine T. Midanik, PhD and Tammy Tam, PhD - Risk function analysis of disparities in alcohol-related consequences and dependence among Blacks, Whites and Hispanics in the 2000 and 2005 National Alcohol Surveys
Presenters: Jason Bond, PhD, Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Yu Ye, MS, William C. Kerr, PhD, Lorraine T. Midanik, PhD, Tammy Tam, PhD and Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH - Alcohol-related injury and driving while intoxicated in the U.S. general population: A risk function analysis from the 2000 and 2005 National Alcohol Surveys
Presenters: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH, Yu Ye, MS, Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Jason Bond, PhD, William C. Kerr, PhD and Lorraine T. Midanik, PhD - Alcohol-Related Harm in the U.S. General Population: A Risk Function Analysis from the 2000 and 2005 National Alcohol Surveys
Presenters: Lorraine T. Midanik, PhD, Tammy Tam, PhD, Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Yu Ye, MS, William C. Kerr, PhD, Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH and Jason Bond, PhD - Days totally unable to work, and days more than an hour late for work from use of alcohol: Estimating costs of heavy drinking patterns in the 2000 and 2005 U.S. National Alcohol Surveys
Presenters: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Yu Ye, MS, William C. Kerr, PhD, Lorraine T. Midanik, PhD, Jason Bond, PhD, Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH and Jürgen Rehm, PhD
ARG staff will also be presenting in other sessions. See the list below for title of session and individual presentation. Please note that there are additional presentations in each session. To view listing of all presentations and abstracts, click on titles below.
- Mediators of "Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier" (MAAEZ), a group-format 12-step facilitation program. (Student Poster Showcase)
Presenters: Meenakshi S. Subbaraman, MS and Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Date and Time: Monday, November 9, 2009: 10:30 AM - Session: How the Erosion of State Regulation of Alcohol is Threatening Public Health and Safety
Date and Time: Monday, November 9, 2009: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Presentation: Scientific basis for alcohol regulation
Presenter: William C. Kerr, PhD - Session: Health and treatment disparities: Trends and policy implications
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation: Racial/ethnic differences in alcohol problem severity: Implications for understanding disparities in treatment use
Presenters: Nina Mulia , DrPH, Yu Ye, MA and Laura A. Schmidt, PhD.
Presentation: Unpacking racial/ethnic disparities in alcohol treatment: The "Hispanic" treatment gap
Presenters: Laura A. Schmidt, PhD, Tammy Tam, PhD and Nina Mulia, DrPH - Session: Barriers to Alcohol Treatment
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation: Understanding the context of confrontation: Implications for recovery from substance abuse
Presenter: Nina Mulia, DrPH, Douglas Polcin, EdD, Laura Beth Jones, MA.
