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2010 National and State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption by Sacks, Jeffrey J., MD, MPH, Gonzales, Katherine R., MPH, Bouchery, Ellen E., MS, Tomedi, Laura E., PhD, MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH

“…Introduction Excessive alcohol use cost the U.S. $223.5 billion in 2006. Given economic shifts in the U.S. since 2006, more-current estimates are needed to…”
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Economic Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption in the U.S., 2006 by Bouchery, Ellen E., MS, Harwood, Henrick J, Sacks, Jeffrey J., MD, MPH, Simon, Carol J., PhD, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH

“…Background Excessive alcohol consumption causes premature death (average of 79,000 deaths annually); increased disease and injury; property damage from fire…”
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The Effectiveness of Tax Policy Interventions for Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms by Elder, Randy W., PhD, Lawrence, Briana, MPH, Ferguson, Aneeqah, MPA, Naimi, Timothy S., MD, MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, PhD, Chattopadhyay, Sajal K., PhD, Toomey, Traci L., PhD, Fielding, Jonathan E., MD, MPH, MBA

“…Abstract A systematic review of the literature to assess the effectiveness of alcohol tax policy interventions for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and…”
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The Intensity of Binge Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Adults by Naimi, Timothy S., MD, MPH, Nelson, David E., MD, MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH

“…Background Binge drinking (consuming five or more drinks during a drinking occasion) is responsible for more than half of the 79,000 annual deaths due to…”
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Efficacy and the Strength of Evidence of U.S. Alcohol Control Policies by Nelson, Toben F., ScD, Xuan, Ziming, ScD, Babor, Thomas F., PhD, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH, Chaloupka, Frank J., PhD, Gruenewald, Paul J., PhD, Holder, Harold, PhD, Klitzner, Michael, PhD, Mosher, James F., JD, Ramirez, Rebecca L., MPH, Reynolds, Robert, MA, Toomey, Traci L., PhD, Churchill, Victoria, Naimi, Timothy S, MD, MPH

“…Background Public policy can limit alcohol consumption and its associated harm, but no direct comparison of the relative efficacy of alcohol control policies…”
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State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption, 2006 by Sacks, Jeffrey J., MD, MPH, Roeber, Jim, MSPH, Bouchery, Ellen E., MS, Gonzales, Katherine, MPH, Chaloupka, Frank J., PhD, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH

“…Background Excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for an average of 80,000 deaths in the U.S. each year and cost $223.5 billion ($1.90/drink) in 2006…”
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Binge Drinking Among U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel by Stahre, Mandy A., MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH, Fonseca, Vincent P., MD, MPH, Naimi, Timothy S., MD, MPH

“…Background Binge drinking (drinking on a single occasion ≥5 drinks for men or ≥4 drinks for women) is a common risk behavior among U.S. adults that is…”
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Driving After Binge Drinking by Naimi, Timothy S., MD, MPH, Nelson, David E., MD, MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH

“…Background Although binge drinking is strongly associated with alcohol-impaired driving, little is known about the prevalence of or risk factors for driving…”
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Contribution of excessive alcohol consumption to deaths and years of potential life lost in the United States by Stahre, Mandy, Roeber, Jim, Kanny, Dafna, Brewer, Robert D, Zhang, Xingyou

“…Excessive alcohol consumption is a leading cause of premature mortality in the United States. The objectives of this study were to update national estimates of…”
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Annual Total Binge Drinks Consumed by U.S. Adults, 2015 by Kanny, Dafna, Naimi, Timothy S., Liu, Yong, Lu, Hua, Brewer, Robert D.

“…Binge drinking (four or more drinks for women, five or more drinks for men on an occasion) accounts for more than half of the 88,000 U.S. deaths resulting from…”
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Impact of a New Gender-Specific Definition for Binge Drinking on Prevalence Estimates for Women by Chavez, Pollyanna R., PhD, Nelson, David E., MD, MPH, Naimi, Timothy S., MD, MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH

“…Background Binge drinking accounts for more than half of the 79,000 deaths due to excessive drinking in the U.S. each year. In 2006, the Behavioral Risk Factor…”
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State Alcohol-Use Estimates Among Youth and Adults, 1993–2005 by Nelson, David E., MD, MPH, Naimi, Timothy S., MD, MPH, Brewer, Robert D., MD, MSPH, Nelson, Hayley A

“…Background Underage drinking, particularly binge drinking, is an important public health problem that results in substantial premature mortality and morbidity…”
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Binge Drinking and Prescription Opioid Misuse in the U.S., 2012–2014 by Esser, Marissa B., Guy, Gery P., Zhang, Kun, Brewer, Robert D.

“…Prescription opioids were responsible for approximately 17,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2016. One in five prescription opioid deaths also involve alcohol…”
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Binge Drinking and Associated Health Risk Behaviors Among High School Students by Miller, Jacqueline W, Naimi, Timothy S, Brewer, Robert D, Jones, Sherry Everett

“…Underage drinking contributes to the 3 leading causes of death (unintentional injury, homicide, and suicide) among persons aged 12 to 20 years. Most adverse…”
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Prevalence of alcohol dependence among US adult drinkers, 2009-2011 by Esser, Marissa B, Hedden, Sarra L, Kanny, Dafna, Brewer, Robert D, Gfroerer, Joseph C, Naimi, Timothy S

“…Excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for 88,000 deaths annually and cost the United States $223.5 billion in 2006. It is often assumed that most…”
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Distribution of Drinks Consumed by U.S. Adults by Average Daily Alcohol Consumption: A Comparison of 2 Nationwide Surveys by Esser, Marissa B., Sacks, Jeffrey J., Sherk, Adam, Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J., Greenfield, Thomas K., Pierannunzi, Carol, Brewer, Robert D.

“…Estimates of alcohol consumption in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System are generally lower than those in other surveys of U.S. adults. This study…”
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US state alcohol sales compared to survey data, 1993-2006 by Nelson, David E., Naimi, Timothy S., Brewer, Robert D., Roeber, James

“…ABSTRACT Aims  Assess long‐term trends of the correlation between alcohol sales data and survey data. Design  Analyses of state alcohol consumption data from…”
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Changes in density of on-premises alcohol outlets and impact on violent crime, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997-2007 by Zhang, Xingyou, Hatcher, Bonnie, Clarkson, Lydia, Holt, James, Bagchi, Suparna, Kanny, Dafna, Brewer, Robert D

“…Regulating alcohol outlet density is an evidence-based strategy for reducing excessive drinking. However, the effect of this strategy on violent crime has not…”
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The Potential Impact of a "No-Buy" List on Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising on Cable Television by Ross, Craig S, Brewer, Robert D, Jernigan, David H

“…The purpose of this study was to outline a method to improve alcohol industry compliance with its self-regulatory advertising placement guidelines on…”
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Alcohol Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention: A Community Guide Systematic Review by Tansil, Kristin A, Esser, Marissa B, Sandhu, Paramjit, Reynolds, Jeffrey A, Elder, Randy W, Williamson, Rebecca S, Chattopadhyay, Sajal K, Bohm, Michele K, Brewer, Robert D, McKnight-Eily, Lela R, Hungerford, Daniel W, Toomey, Traci L, Hingson, Ralph W, Fielding, Jonathan E

“…Excessive drinking is responsible for one in ten deaths among working-age adults in the U.S. annually. Alcohol screening and brief intervention is an effective…”
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