Tag Archives: alcohol

Snoop Dogg Pitches New Sweetened Alcoholic Drink

Rapper Snoop Dogg is promoting the new fruit-flavored alcoholic drink, Blast by Colt 45, The New York Times reports. …

Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders at Greater Risk of Dying From Hospital Infections

Patients with alcohol use disorders who develop an infection while in the hospital are more likely to die from the infection, than patients without an alcohol disorder, a new study finds. …

Combining Energy Drinks with Alcohol More Dangerous Than Drinking Alcohol Alone

A new study finds that consuming a caffeine-infused energy drink combined with alcohol is more dangerous than drinking alcohol alone. …

April is Alcohol Awareness Month

Alcohol Awareness month raises awareness about alcohol abuse, while encouraging people to make healthy and safe choices when it comes to use of alcohol. It also opens a window of opportunity to address underage drinking, which is one of the …

Watch TV News Clips of Our Newly-Released Study on Teen Drug and Alcohol Use

News of our recently released 2010 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) on teen/parent attitudes about teen drug and alcohol use received some exciting television coverage on network and local news broadcasts across the country. Please take a moment to watch …

In the News: Our Research on Teen Drug and Alcohol Use, Behavior

We recently released our 22nd annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) on teen/parent attitudes about teen drug and alcohol use in the United States. Release of the nationally projectable PATS survey has received extensive media coverage with numerous informative news …

New Research: Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Headed in Wrong Direction

The 22nd annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored by MetLife Foundation, confirms a disturbing trend that has emerged among American teens since 2008. Following a decade of steady declines, the study found that teen drug and alcohol use is …

National Study Confirms Teen Drug Use Trending in Wrong Direction: Marijuana, Ecstasy Use Up Since 2008, Parents Feel Ill-Equipped To Respond

Sixty-Two Percent of Teens Who Reported Alcohol Use Had First Drink by Age 15 New York, NY – April 6, 2011 – Following a decade of steady declines, a new national study released today by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and …

The Partnership at Drugfree.org and Boston University School of Public Health Collaborate to Expand Join Together

New York, NY- April 4, 2011– The Partnership at Drugfree.org, in cooperation with the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), announced today that Join Together has become part of the 25-year-old nonprofit organization based in New York City. Join …

SPOTLIGHT: Brad Mersereau

The Partnership at Drugfree.org commends Portland musician, activist and supporter, Brad Mersereau, for his steadfast support and staunch dedication to raising awareness about substance abuse. After losing his sister, Laura, when she was just 46, to complications related to alcohol …