Recessionary promises lead to adverse alcohol outcomes for men and middle-aged Americans

A new study published in journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research has explored the relationship between different types of economic loss experienced by the people during the recession that is job loss, reduced work hours/pay, difficulty paying for housing, housing loss, and loss of retirement savings and alcohol consumption and problems that led middle-aged men Americans at higher risk for multiple, adverse alcohol outcomes. This study is an insight that shows how much economic shocks have an leading and longing impact peoples' healthThe lead author Nina Mulia, a scientist with the Alcohol Research Group of the Public Health Institute explains, “Research suggests that economic downturns can have severe impact on stress and mental health. A 2009 study of 26 European Union countries found that a mass rise in unemployment such as three percent led to significantly higher suicide rates among people under age 65. Additionally, a 2011 longitudinal study using U.S. data showed that increased unemployment was linked to declining psychological health.”