Increasing attention to systemic racism in the United States in all aspects of life has
sharpened focus on its effects on the health outcomes of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous …

Alcohol has a hormetic physiological behavior that results in either increased or decreased
cardiovascular risk depending on the amount consumed, drinking frequency, pattern of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a public health crisis of unprecedented scale.
Increased alcohol use has been extensively documented during other crises, particularly …

Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and its associated consequences remain
significant public health concerns. Given that AUD represents a spectrum of severity …

An individual's age at first substance use may be associated with their risk for progression
toward heavier substance involvement. To our knowledge, however, no studies within …

Objective: Research suggests striking disparities in alcohol use, problems, and treatment
across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. However, research on alcohol-related …

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthesize the efficacy of culturally
sensitive prevention programs for substance use outcomes among US adolescents of color …

Although research on alcohol-related disparities among women is a highly understudied
area, evidence shows that racial/ethnic minority women, sexual minority women, and …

Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is a major public health concern, and youth who engage in
HED are at increased risk for alcohol-related problems that continue into adulthood …

Abstract Purpose of Review The “crossover” effect, a phenomenon by which some minority
groups switch from low to high risk for substance use as a function of age, was first …