Revisiting Alcohol Use: Risks, Trends and Recovery

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