October 1, 2010

Alcohol Consumers Are Becoming the Norm in U.S., Analysis Finds

ScienceDaily for September 29, 2010 reported on alcohol use in the US.

The findings, Dr. Caetano said, suggest that continuous monitoring of alcohol consumption levels is needed to understand better the factors that affect consumption. Monitoring also would help to detect as early as possible signs that rates of risky drinking behaviors such as binge drinking or drinking to intoxication may be increasing, said Dr. Caetano, who also is regional dean of the UT School of Public Health's campus in Dallas.