Business Group on Health

Revisiting Alcohol Use: Risks, Trends and Recovery


Listen Later

In a 2025 Advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General, alcohol use is highlighted as the leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States contributing to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths each year. In this episode of the Business Group on Health podcast, we revisit two insightful conversations about the complex issue of alcohol use.

Listen in as John Kelly from Harvard Medical School and Rachel Sayko Adams of Boston University School of Public Health discuss the cultural and psychological drivers of alcohol consumption, the rise in binge drinking among women, the “sober curious” movement and more. Learn about the optimal pathways to recovery and how employers can help support healthier choices.

Guests:

John Kelly, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital and
Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Business Group on HealthBy Business Group on Health

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

34 ratings


More shows like Business Group on Health

View all
WSJ What’s News by The Wall Street Journal

WSJ What’s News

4,354 Listeners

Relentless Health Value by Stacey Richter

Relentless Health Value

232 Listeners

The Chuck ToddCast by iHeartPodcasts

The Chuck ToddCast

2,900 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,617 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,472 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,240 Listeners

The Dr. Hyman Show by Dr. Mark Hyman

The Dr. Hyman Show

9,258 Listeners

Dateline NBC by NBC News

Dateline NBC

47,847 Listeners

The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

The Journal.

6,087 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,469 Listeners

Dark Downeast by audiochuck

Dark Downeast

4,482 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,081 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,892 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

20,245 Listeners

Blink | Jake Haendel's Story by Sony Music, Corinne Vien, Jacob Haendel

Blink | Jake Haendel's Story

6,979 Listeners