The state of Wisconsin has one of the highest drinking rates in the United States – a fact that two Wisconsin counties have taken to heart and are working hard to change.
01/31/10
U.K. Tries to Tackle Alcohol Abuse with Mixed Results
Some government officials in England are finally realizing the enormous costs of lax alcohol policies that have dominated the country for decades. The legal drinking age in the country is 18, but alcohol is sold 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – and binge drinking is now seen and promoted as sport throughout the U.K.
A recent study conducted by Seattle Children's Research Institute shows that young women are especially prone to a triad of linked health problems: obesity, alcohol abuse and depression.
In light of economic troubles around the world, one of the recommendations of the World Health Organization's (WHO) recent draft global strategy for reducing alcohol problems has caught people's attention: price increases.
A new study by Boston University's School of Public Health has revealed compelling evidence that alcohol companies are targeting youth in magazine ads.
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