Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads The Sydney Morning Herald By Rania Spooner and Harriet Alexander May 18, 2016 Australia’s love affair with booze is waning with more than half of us now in favour of alcohol tax rises and bans on advertising during sport. Support for regulation has grown […]
Middle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day
Middle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day Science Daily Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs May 17, 2016 Children as young as middle-schoolers are exposed to multiple alcohol advertisements every day–both indoors and out–a new study finds. The study, published in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and […]
South Africa: ‘New booze laws will do more harm than good’
South Africa: ‘New booze laws will do more harm than good’ IOL By Olivia Exstrum May 18, 2016 Johannesburg – The proposal to raise South Africa’s drinking age from 18 to 21 is not feasible and will hurt small businesses. This was the assertion of the Free Market Foundation (FMF) think-tank and the National […]
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pamela Erickson, Public Action Management May 17, 2016 Imagine my surprise…190 proof alcohol products right on the shelf at my neighborhood grocery store in Arizona! 190 proof is almost pure alcohol. Most distilled spirits products are 80 proof or 40% […]
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pamela Erickson, Public Action Management May 17, 2016 Imagine my surprise…190 proof alcohol products right on the shelf at my neighborhood grocery store in Arizona! 190 proof is almost pure alcohol. Most distilled spirits products are 80 proof or 40% […]