As the legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use are both on the rise in the United States, people are not necessarily using alcohol less and may be unaware of the risks of combining alcohol and marijuana, according to researchers who found that compared to people who only drank alcohol, those who used alcohol and marijuana simultaneously were more likely to drink heavier and more often.
Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers — or who try to hide feelings of annoyance — may be at risk for heavier drinking after work, according to researchers.
Alcohol abuse is more complicated than simply drinking too much. There may be five separate types of problem drinkers, according to Penn State researchers, and each one may be more common at different stages of life.
In a study with NCAA athletes, researchers found that the more closely a player identified as being part of their team, the more likely they were to conform to their teammates' behavior. This was true for both risky and positive behaviors.
The more students think their parents approve of drinking, the more alcohol those students tend to drink, according to researchers who say the results suggest that parents can still influence their children into young adulthood.
Seventeen percent of parents in the United Kingdom allow their 13- to 14-year olds to drink alcohol, according to study results recently published by Penn State researchers.
A group of Penn State researchers has found that students who drink to relieve stress may be more likely to have problems with alcohol down the road.
Alcohol and caffeine have joined the ranks of milk, juice and other substances that now come in powdered form. Of the two, caffeine is more concerning, says one Penn State Hershey emergency physician.
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that binge drinking is on the rise among women in the U.S., a new campaign launched by University Health Services gives female students the chance to tell the alcohol industry that they are #NotATarget.
Reducing high-risk alcohol use takes new ways of thinking and cooperation among multiple stakeholders, according to experts gathered Monday (Oct. 7) for a one-day symposium at Penn State.
The Student Alcohol Advisory Committee (SAAC), now in its fourth year, is taking applications for membership.
A one-day symposium in the fall will present a multi-faceted look at alcohol abuse on campus and beyond. Alcohol, Campuses, and Communities: Partnering for Solutions is set for Monday, Oct. 7, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus of Penn State.
A research team that includes several Penn State scientists has completed a first-of-its-kind longitudinal pilot study aimed at better understanding how the neural processes that underlie responses to alcohol-related cues change during students' first year of college.
A town-gown partnership that for more than a decade has been united against high-risk drinking is employing new tactics to keep downtown State College alcohol-free on what has become known as "State Patty's Day."
An agreement has been reached with downtown State College taverns and restaurants to halt the sale of alcohol on Feb. 23, the date set for this year's State Patty’s Day, an event created by students six years ago. Establishments will still offer food and non-alcoholic drinks, maintaining downtown’s appeal for responsible visitors.
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