PRC scientists work in a wide range of areas related to the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. Periodically, the results or recent findings from specific research projects are compiled and presented as stories of discovery that may be of interest to a larger audience outside the scientific community. Please select from the list below to review the most recent selection of stories of discovery.

Is Commercial Alcohol Availability Related to Adolescent Alcohol Sources and Alcohol Use?
Story of Discovery

By Mallie J. Paschall, Ph.D.,  Joel W. Grube, Ph.D.,  Carol Black, M.A. and Christopher L. Ringwalt, Dr.P.H.

Military Culture and Drinking Behavior among U.S. Navy Careerists
Story of Discovery

By Genevieve Ames, Carol Cunradi, and Roland Moore

The Relationship between Alcohol Outlets and the Need for Child Protective Services
Story of Discovery

By Bridget Freisthler, Paul Gruenewald, Lillian Remer, Bridgette Lery, and Barbara Needell

The Risk of Alcohol and Other Drugs for Crashes in the Transit Industry 
Story of Discovery

By C B Cunradi, D R Ragland, B Greiner, M Klein, J M Fisher

The Price of Alcohol: A Consideration of Contextual Factors. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research 
Story of Discovery

By Andrew Treno, Paul Gruenewald, & Bill Ponicki

Female Bartenders Exposed to Second-hand Smoke 
Story of Discovery

By Roland Moore Juliet P Lee, Tamar M J Antin, Scott E Martin

Alcohol Taxation and Liver Cirrhosis Mortality 
Story of Discovery

By William Ponicki & Paul Gruenewald

Mixed messages: Contributions to adolescent drinking and driving
Story of Discovery

By Peter Nygaard & Joel W. Grube

Is the physical availability of alcohol and illicit drugs related to neighborhood rates of child maltreatment?
Story of Discovery

By Bridget Freisthler, Barbara Needell, and Paul J. Gruenewald

How Drug Availability in Neighborhoods Relates to Drug Use
Story of Discovery

By Bridget Freisthler, Paul Gruenewald, Fred Johnson, Andrew Treno, and Elizabeth LaScala

Emerging Adults’ Substance Use And Risky Behaviors In Club Settings
Story of Discovery

By Brenda Miller, C. Debra Furr-Holden, Robert B. Voas, and Kristin Bright

The Effects of Information on Norms about Heavy Drinking in High School
Story of Discovery

By Gina Agostinelli and Joel Grube

Ethnic Differences in the Effect of College on Drinking
Story of Discovery

By M.J. Paschall, Melina Bersamin, and Robert Flewelling

Preventing Barroom Aggression: Evaluation of the Safer Bars Program
Story of Discovery

By Kathryn Graham, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Western Ontario
John Purcell, University of Toronto
Robert Saltz, PRC

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use of Young Men and Women prior to Entering the Military
Story of Discovery

By Genevieve M. Ames, Carol B. Cunradi, and Roland S. Moore

Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Infection
Story of Discovery

By Marcia Russell, Ph.D.

Catastrophic Drinking Among College Students
Story of Discovery

By Paul Gruenewald, Ph.D.

Adolescent Employment and Alcohol Use
Story of Discovery

By M.J. Paschall, Ph.D.

Preventing Alcohol Trauma: A Community Trial
Story of Discovery

By Andrew Treno, Ph.D.