CDC Alcohol Program: New Research and Web Updates

February 17, 2022

Improving Estimates of Alcohol-Attributable Deaths in the United States

The Alcohol Program led a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs that examines several methods for adjusting data on self-reported alcohol consumption to account for underreporting in nationwide surveys. The study offers a new method for improving estimates of average daily alcohol consumption to more closely reflect US alcohol sales, which can be used to study the public health impact of alcohol use in the United States and can be incorporated into future estimates of alcohol-attributable deaths and years of potential life lost generated by the Alcohol-Related Disease Impact application.         Policy Analysis: Alcohol Minimum Pricing Policies

A new CDC study on alcohol minimum pricing policies in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs reports that these pricing policies, particularly minimum unit pricing, could be feasible to implement and be cost-effective to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms in the United States. Although alcohol minimum pricing policies can be part of a comprehensive approach for reducing excessive drinking and related harms, factors such as state-level differences in alcohol regulation may influence policy implementation.

CDC Web Updates

The CDC Alcohol Program has made updates to several web pages, including: Alcohol and Your Health Sharable Graphics | CDC Data on Excessive Drinking | CDC Binge Drinking | CDC

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