Harms from others' drinking among college students: Prevalence and risk factors, 2022.

Introduction: Alcohol's harms to others (AHTO) refers to the negative effects experienced by individuals other than the drinker. This study investigates the prevalence and risk factors of AHTOs among US college students (sophomores/juniors), based on the first national probability-based survey conducted in 20 years.

Methods: We assessed AHTOs in the fall of 2021 from 1918 participants across 46 US schools, weighting the data to reflect the US undergraduate sophomore/junior population.

Understanding the effects of alcohol policies on treatment admissions and birth outcomes among young pregnant people.

Background: This study examines whether state-level alcohol policy types in the United States relate to substance use disorder treatment admissions and birth outcomes among young pregnant and birthing people.

Methods: We used data from the Treatment Episode Data Set: Admissions (TEDS-A) and Vital Statistics birth data for 1992-2019. We examined 16 state-level policies, grouped into three types: youth-specific, general population, and pregnancy-specific alcohol policies.

Harms from others' drinking and key indicators of the college experience in the United States.

Objective: More than half of United States college students are harmed by the drinkers around them. If findings from research on adults generalize to college students, then there will be consequences associated with these alcohol-related harms to others (AHTOs). This study aimed to determine whether harms from others' drinking were associated with key academic and mental health indicators of the college experience.

Does cannabis substitute or complement alcohol after recreational cannabis legalization in the Washington State? A three-level mixed-effects modeling.

Background: Whether cannabis substitute or complement alcohol remains inconclusive. Little is known about the daily-level associations between cannabis and alcohol use by cannabis user type (medical vs. recreational use) in people who use alcohol and cannabis within a legalized environment.

The relationship between alcohol availability and drink-driving policies and admissions to substance use disorder treatment during pregnancy.

Objective: Pregnancy-specific alcohol policies are widely adopted yet have limited effectiveness and established risks. It is unknown whether general population alcohol policies are effective during pregnancy. This study investigated associations between general population policies and alcohol treatment admission rates for pregnant people specifically.

Alcohol to-go sales policies at on-premise drinking establishments near large public US universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aims: Sweeping policy changes during the COVID-19 pandemic increased alcohol availability through permitted to-go sales, potentially posing unique risks to college students. While to-go sales may make binge drinking more convenient, little remains known about these practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess whether drinking establishments' to-go sales practices are associated with their other operational practices and state policy.

Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Bar/Tavern Closing Hours and Violent Crime.

Importance: It is well established that alcohol outlets (ie, places that sell alcohol) attract crime, particularly during late-night hours.

Objective: To evaluate the association of Maryland Senate Bill 571 (SB571), which reduced the hours of sale for bars/taverns in 1 Baltimore neighborhood from 6 am to 2 am to 9 am to 10 pm, with violent crime within that neighborhood.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This controlled interrupted time series analysis compared the change in violent crime density within an 800-ft buffer around bars/taverns in the treatment neighborhood (ie, subject to SB571) and 2 control areas with a similar mean baseline crime rate, alcohol outlet density, and neighborhood disadvantage score in the City of Baltimore between May 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022.

Derived psychoactive cannabis products and 4/20 specials: An assessment of popular brands and retail price discounts in Fort Worth, Texas, 2023.

Background: Retail sales of derived psychoactive cannabis products (DPCPs) have increased in the U.S. since passing the 2018 Farm Bill and is unregulated in most states.

Beverage- and Context-Specific Alcohol Consumption During COVID-19 in the United States: The Role of Alcohol To-Go and Delivery Purchases.

Objective: Alcohol delivery and to-go sales may contribute to changes in drinking patterns, including where and what people drink. This study tested whether home delivery and to-go alcohol purchases were associated with context- and beverage-specific consumption volumes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic after adjusting for pre-pandemic consumption volumes.

Method: Data from a pre-pandemic panel were compared to a during-pandemic panel of the National Alcohol Survey ( = 1,150 adult drinkers, 52.

Adolescents' Views on Preventing Youth Cannabis Marketing Exposure: A Concept Mapping Approach.

Objective: The increasing number of states legalizing recreational cannabis use has raised growing concerns about exposure and access to cannabis for youth. The objective of this study was to develop an adolescent stakeholder-driven concept map toward identifying priority areas for preventing youth cannabis marketing influence.

Method: This study used concept mapping, a validated research method that leverages both qualitative and quantitative approaches to integrate stakeholder input on complex topics.

Characteristics associated with buying alcohol to-go and for delivery during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among a national sample of US adults.

Introduction: This study: (i) determined the population coverage of alcohol delivery and to-go/carryout policies (i.e., policies permitting bars/restaurants to sell individual drinks for off-site consumption) in 2019 and 2020; and (ii) identified characteristics associated with alcohol delivery and to-go purchases.

Delta-8, Delta-10, HHC, THC-O, THCP, and THCV: What Should We Call These Products?

The 2018 U.S. Federal Agriculture Improvement Act ("Farm Bill") resulted in what some have called a "legal loophole" in cannabis regulation.

How Are Retailers Describing Delta-8 THC?A Mixed-Methods Study in Fort Worth, Texas.

Objective: Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a largely unregulated psychoactive substance rising in popularity in the United States. This study aimed to understand how retailers explained Delta-8 THC to potential customers and if these descriptions were associated with socioeconomic deprivation surrounding the retail location.

Method: In Fort Worth, Texas, stores with retail alcohol, cannabidiol (CBD), or tobacco licenses were called.

Tobacco and Alcohol Retailer Availability and Neighborhood Racialized, Economic, and Racialized Economic Segregation in North Carolina.

Background: Despite evidence of racialized and socioeconomic inequities in tobacco and alcohol outlet availability, few studies have investigated spatial inequities in areas experiencing both concentrated residential racialized segregation and socioeconomic disadvantage. This study examined whether segregation-racialized, economic or both-was associated with alcohol and tobacco retailer counts in North Carolina (NC).

Methods: The NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission provided lists of 2021 off-premise alcohol retailers.

Delta-8 THC Retail Availability, Price, and Minimum Purchase Age.

Retail sales of Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products have increased in the U.S. market since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, and there is currently little regulation of marketing/sales and limited related safety standards in many states.

Eye-tracking to examine differences in alcohol product appeal by sex among young people.

Advertising of traditional alcopops contains elements that appeal to youth, especially females. Supersized alcopops are marketed differently than traditional alcopops and contain up to 5.5 standard alcoholic drinks.

Gender and sexual identity and harms from others' drinking among U.S. college students: Results from a multi-campus survey.

Background: College is a critical life stage for alcohol-related harms to others (AHTOs), gender, and sexual identity. We tested associations between inclusively-defined gender and sexual identities (separately) and AHTOs among college students.

Methods: The Healthy Minds Study (n = 8,308) provided data about three AHTOs: (1) babysitting a drunk student, (2) alcohol-related unwanted sexual advance, and (3) alcohol-related sexual assault.

Excise Taxes as a Policy Lever for Reaching Healthy North Carolina 2030 Targets.

Excise taxes can raise the price of unhealthy products, reducing consumption and associated health risks and costs. Raising state excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks and allowing local governments to do the same are win-win strategies for achieving three Healthy North Carolina 2030 health behavior targets while increasing state revenues.