Alcohol Use Evidence-Based Programs Listing

Alcohol is the common term for ethanol or ethyl alcohol, a chemical substance found in alcoholic beverages such as beer, hard cider, malt liquor, wines, and distilled spirits (liquor). There is a strong scientific consensus that alcohol drinking increases the risk of 7 types of cancer. The evidence indicates that the more alcohol a person drinks—particularly the more alcohol a person drinks regularly over time—the higher his or her risk of developing an alcohol-associated cancer. Even those who have no more than one drink per day and occasional binge drinkers (those who consume 4 or more drinks for women and 5 or more drinks for men in one sitting) have an increased risk of some cancers such as breast and head and neck cancer. While the increased risk of cancer associated with consuming one or fewer drinks per day is small, the fact that a very large number of people consume alcohol at this level results in a significant cancer burden. Research also shows that people who use both alcohol and tobacco have disproportionately greater risks of developing head and neck cancers than people who use either alcohol or tobacco alone. This EBCCP program area focuses primarily on interventions to reduce binge and heavy drinking in youth and/or adults. See also EBCCP programs focused on tobacco control.

Use the search bar or filters to find programs on alcohol use. For more information, visit the Alcohol Use Recommendations page.