Article: Malt liquor drinkers typically drink more.(Brief Article)

According to a study recently published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, consumers of malt liquor beer are more likely than other beer drinkers to be "homeless, unemployed, receive public assistance." In addition, the study indicated that malt liquor drinkers tend to consume more alcohol.

"Measuring malt liquor beer consumption is difficult because malt liquor beers differ from other beer beverages in two important aspects: container size and alcohol content by volume," said Ricky Bluthenthal of Charles R.Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.

"We found that the combination of these differences resulted in the average ...

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