Navigation Links
Alcohol and malt liquor availability and promotion higher in African American inner cities
Date:4/3/2008

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (April 2, 2008) It appears that living in a poor neighborhood with a high concentration of African Americans is associated with greater alcohol availability and promotion especially malt liquor according to a recent study by University of Minnesota researchers.

The study found that poor neighborhoods with high concentrations of African Americans had higher homicide rates and significantly greater numbers of off-premise alcohol outlets, 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor in coolers, and storefront ads promoting malt liquor than other neighborhoods. Researchers also found that the average price of a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor was $1.87, or less than a gallon of milk.

Malt liquor is a concern in inner cities because of its cheap price, high alcohol content, association with heavier drinking, and its link to aggressive behavior that can result in public safety issues, said Rhonda Jones-Webb, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Public Health and principal investigator of the study. The cheap price of malt liquor also makes it especially available to inner-city youth, she added.

The findings were published in a recent issue of the Journal of Substance Use and Misuse.

We wanted to know the extent to which the alcohol environment in African American neighborhoods high concentration of alcohol outlets and high availability and promotion of malt liquor contributes to high homicide rates in those communities, Jones-Webb said.

Among non-Hispanic males 15 years and older in the United States in 2003, African American males were 12 times more likely than Caucasian males to be victims of homicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The study targeted low-income neighborhoods in 10 cities (Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Ana, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri) across the country in 2003. Each city had al
'/>"/>

Contact: Nick Hanson
hans2853@umn.edu
612-624-2449
University of Minnesota
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Does the desire to consume alcohol and tobacco come from our genetic makeup?
2. Study shows link between alcohol consumption and hiv disease progression
3. Study reveals possible genetic risk for fetal alcohol disorders
4. Alcohol and sleep restriction can affect young mens alertness and driving performance
5. Extended wakefulness, combined with alcohol, severely impairs driving performance
6. Cigarette smoke, alcohol damage hearts worse as combo
7. Research reveals secrets of alcohols effect on brain cells
8. A research of the UGR shows the genetic predisposition to develop alcohol abuse
9. Cognitive, genetic clues identified in imaging study of alcohol addiction
10. Moderate prenatal exposure to alcohol and stress in monkeys can cause touch sensitivity
11. Learning how to say no to alcohol advertising and peer pressure works for inner-city adolescents

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/9/2009)... PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 9 Genenco...stainable Energy Award" from the American Institut...e® family of enzymes for cellulosic ethanol. ... committee, presented the award to Landon Steele, ...ellerase® Product Manager, and Aaron Kelley, ...
(Date:11/9/2009)... chemical culprit responsible for the rapid, myste... Ocean has been found by collaborating scientists ...phic Institution (WHOI). This same chemical may h... team discovered a previously unknown lipid, or fa...nd killing Emiliania huxleyi , a phytoplankton th...
(Date:11/9/2009)...LADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 A nutritionist whose...getables to the federal Women, Infants and Childre...es Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievement...ail Harrison, Ph.D., MNS, , a professor in the Dep...sity of California, Los Angeles School of Public H...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Genencor Wins The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Sustainable Energy Award For Accellerase(R) Cellulosic Ethanol Enzymes 2Newly discovered fat molecule: An undersea killer with an upside 2Newly discovered fat molecule: An undersea killer with an upside 3Newly discovered fat molecule: An undersea killer with an upside 4March of Dimes honors Dr. Gail Harrison for outstanding work in maternal-fetal nutrition 2Naren Mallakunta Joins LAXAI 13639 1Naren Mallakunta Joins LAXAI 13639 2NASA researcher nets first measure of Africas coastal forests 9644 1NASA researcher nets first measure of Africas coastal forests 9644 2NASA researcher nets first measure of Africas coastal forests 9644 3NASA researcher nets first measure of Africas coastal forests 9644 4Why sleep 3F UCLA scientist delves into one of sciences great mysteries 9640 1Why sleep 3F UCLA scientist delves into one of sciences great mysteries 9640 2Why sleep 3F UCLA scientist delves into one of sciences great mysteries 9640 3
...yll starts to disappear from the leaves of plants....ing us the explosion of colors we now have in stor...UPSC) has now identified a protein that helps brin... The research team,s findings are being published ...e National Academy of Sciences . , The different...
...from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s wil..., according to a study to be announced at Oceans P...on the History of Marine Animal Populations. , Led...;M University at Galveston, researchers are charti...ices from menus, most from cities such as New York...
...es or asthma, breathing in pollen can be a very ba...ensitive to their effects, these tiny particles ca...assages, producing uncontrollable sneezing, coughi...nizingly familiar to those who suffer from allergy...d that they know how pollen produces such debilita...
Other Biology News:Protein behind autumn color splendor identified 2Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 2Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 3Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 4Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 5Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 6Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 7New factor implicated in allergy and asthma attacks 2New factor implicated in allergy and asthma attacks 3
(Date:11/9/2009)...,, SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9 NexBio, In...009 annual American College of Allergy, Asthma, an...was entitled "DAS181 (Fludase®), a Sialidase,...nflammatory Effects in Animal Models of Asthma". ,...l broad spectrum host-targeting drug candidate bei...
(Date:11/9/2009)... Four of the top 10 pharm...brid eCTD submissions to Health Canada. Datafarm&r...k’s 7th Canadian DIA Annual Meeting where He...onsor companies may submit Hybrid eCTD regulatory ...ions with no prior permission request. , ...
(Date:11/9/2009)...,, LONDON, November 9 Follo... to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pri...d,( http://www.davalinternational.com ) has been i...t AIMSPRO(R) has been awarded an Orphan-Drug,desig...lerosis (ALS). , ALS, also known as Lou G...
(Date:11/8/2009)... , MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Nov. 5, 2009 Comp...uencing company, today announced publication of a ...prietary DNA sequencing platform, including analys...mes. The consumables cost for these three genomes ...noarrays ranged from $8,005 for 87x coverage to $1...
Breaking Biology Technology:NexBio(R) Presents Data Showing Anti-Asthma Activity of DAS181 (Fludase(R)*) at ACAAI 2009 2NexBio(R) Presents Data Showing Anti-Asthma Activity of DAS181 (Fludase(R)*) at ACAAI 2009 3Datafarm Responds to Health Canada's Announcement of Hybrid eCTD Submission Procedural Simplification 2Complete Genomics publishes in Science on low-cost sequencing of 3 human genomes 2
..., , , Peter Scheinert, PhD, Barbara ,... Peter Scheinert, PhD, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute...ernhard-Nocht-Str. 74, D-20359 Hamburg , f...eneral Microbiology, , Am Botanischen Garte... Dietmar Kahle, PhD, Eppendorf-Netheler-Hinz GmbH,...
...lification of Missing cDNA 5, Ends , Usin..., , , , , Ulrich Genschel ,... Hamburg Christian Rohrer, Eppendorf , AG, ..., , Introduction , In many resea...etailed , analyses at the molecular level...
...n of Plant RNA, Using the Eppendorf Per..., , , , Sonja Vorwerk and Barbro ...itut fr Zchtungsforschung, Carl-von-Linn , ...49-221-5062-441, Fax. ++49-221-5062-413, e-mail: v... Patterson, Eppendorf AG, Germany , , , ...
Other Biology Technology:Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 2Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 3Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 4Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 5Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 6Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 7Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 8Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 9Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler 10Optimizing the Direct Amplification of Missing cDNA 5' Ends, Using the Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient 2Optimizing the Direct Amplification of Missing cDNA 5' Ends, Using the Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient 3Optimizing the Direct Amplification of Missing cDNA 5' Ends, Using the Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient 4Optimizing the Direct Amplification of Missing cDNA 5' Ends, Using the Eppendorf Mastercycler gradient 5Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA, Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit 2Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA, Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit 3Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA, Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit 4Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA, Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit 5Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA, Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit 6
Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) Hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Sigma-Aldrich
...tibody Epitope: aa 16-25 of human GSK3 alpha. ...orage: Store vial at -20 C prior to opening. Dil...age aliquot contents and freeze at -20 C or below.... Other Sub-Family: not assigned-Other Appl...
Baker's yeast (S. cerevisiae) S-Acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase from Sigma-Aldrich
S-Protein Agarose from Novagen
Biology Products: