Legalization of Sunday alcohol sales and alcohol consumption in the United States

‘Drinking and temperance’ describes the history of alcohol consumption in the United States and the introduction of the temperance movement. From the earliest European settlers to the fighters of the Revolution, Americans were among the world’s heartiest drinkers, producing their own corn beer and importing rum from the West Indies. The British blockades during the war meant access to rum was lost. Americans began to distill whiskey from corn instead, which became the country’s patriotic drink. Problems associated with heavy drinking resulted in reformers creating the temperance movement, a cause that was then taken up by Protestant preachers. In the 1850s, evangelicals lobbied for statewide prohibition laws, but there was no viable system of enforcement.

Download Full-text

Whether Men or Women are Responsible for the Size of Gender Gap in Alcohol Consumption Depends on Alcohol Measure: A Study across the United States

Contemporary Drug Problems ◽

10.1177/009145091203900202 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 195-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Sarah C. M. Roberts

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Gender Gap ◽

The United States

Download Full-text

Trends in alcohol consumption in relation to cause-specific and all-cause mortality in the United States: a report from the NHANES linked to the US mortality registry

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1093/ajcn/nqaa008 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 111 (3) ◽

pp. 580-589 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cristian Ricci ◽

Aletta Elizabeth Schutte ◽

Rudolph Schutte ◽

Cornelius Matheus Smuts ◽

Marlien Pieters

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

The United States ◽

Dietary Guidelines ◽

Standard Drink ◽

Present Sample ◽

Regulatory Policies ◽

The Us ◽

Specific Mortality

ABSTRACT Background Excessive alcohol use is the third leading cause of mortality in the United States, where alcohol use consistently increased over the last decades. This trend is currently maintained, despite regulatory policies aimed to counteract it. While the increased health risks resulting from alcohol use are evident, some open questions regarding alcohol use and its consequences in the US population remain. Objectives The current work aims to evaluate the relation between alcohol consumption trends over a period of 15 y with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. In addition, we evaluate the adequacy of the current alcohol recommended limits according to the 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDGA). Methods This was a prospective population-based study defined by the NHANES conducted over the period 1999–2014 linked to US mortality registry in 2015. Results The sample, composed of 34,672 participants, was observed for a median period of 7.8 y, totaling 282,855 person-years. In the present sample, 4,303 deaths were observed. Alcohol use increased during the period 1999–2014. Alcohol use above the current US recommendations was associated with increased all-cause and cause-specific mortality risk, ranging from 39% to 126%. A proportion of these deaths, ranging from 19% to 26%, could be theoretically prevented if US citizens followed current guidelines, and 13% of all-cause deaths in men could be avoided if the current US guidelines for women (1 standard drink/d) were applied to them. Conclusions The present study provides evidence in support of limiting alcohol intake in adherence to the USDGA recommendations.

Download Full-text

Suicide rates and alcohol consumption in the United States, 1970-89

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.1995.tb01065.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 90 (8) ◽

pp. 1063-1075 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

PAUL J. GRUENEWALD ◽

WILLIAM R. PONICKI ◽

PATRICK R. MITCHELL

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

The United States ◽

Suicide Rates

Download Full-text

Drugs and Alcohol: US Prohibition and the Origins of the Drug Trade in Mexico, 1910–1930

Journal of Latin American Studies ◽

10.1017/s0022216x01006289 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 21-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

GABRIELA RECIO

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

The United States ◽

Drug Trade ◽

Active Participant ◽

Drugs And Alcohol ◽

Illicit Markets ◽

Important Player ◽

Drug And Alcohol

Even though Mexico has been an important player in the international drug trade, this country's history in such illegal ventures has been insufficiently studied. In an effort to begin to understand how and when the country began to be an active participant in such illicit markets, this article first analyses regulations introduced in the United States regarding drug and alcohol consumption, marketing and production and assesses their impact on the Mexican side. Secondly, it argues that Mexico's participation in the narcotics trade, the routes that have developed and the Mexican states involved in this traffic have roots that can be traced to the beginning of the twentieth century at least.

Download Full-text