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San Rafael, CA Mayor Calls for Reduced Access to Cheap Alcohol
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- Created: Monday, October 06 2014 10:42
Mayor Phillips has the right idea: reducing availability and access to cheap alcohol helps decrease community alcohol problems. However, he should expand his request to include alcopops: bubbly, sweet, and often high-alcohol drinks that are attractive to youth and frequently sold in single-serve, 23.5 oz cans. Popular alcopops include Four Loko, at 12.5% ABV, which is often called "binge-in-a-can" because the alcohol content in one 23.5-oz can is equivalent to almost 5 standard beers. While intoxicated homeless people may be a more visible problem than underage drinkers, Mayor Phillips admits that malt beverages are also targeted at youth. According to the California Healthy Kids Survey, 15% to 33% of Marin high schoolers report having engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
Alcohol Justice has long called for alcohol retailers to implement city- and countywide Alcopop-Free Zones. The San Rafael City Council and Marin County Board of Supervisors have both passed resolutions in support, and Colonial Liquors was one of the first retailers to voluntarily remove alcopops from its shelves. Alcohol Justice encourages Mayor Phillips to protect youth by supporting the San Rafael Alcopop-Free Zone.
New Study: Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked to Breast Cancer
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- Created: Monday, October 06 2014 10:12
A new study from the University of Victoria has confirmed the statistical link between moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer, with results showing that women consuming 2 drinks per day are 8.5% more likely to develop cancer than those who abstain. Women who drink 3 drinks or more per day are at a 37% risk increase. In 2011, more than 220,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S.; 40,931 died from the disease.
Despite a substantial body of research showing that regular alcohol consumption is related to several types of cancer, the alcohol industry has long used pinkwashing to use breast cancer awareness in its product promotion; funded spurious research to link alcohol to health benefits; and lobbied aggressively to influence the USDA dietary guidelines to include and encourage daily alcohol consumption.
Read our fact sheet on alcohol and cancer risk here.
October is Breast Cancer Industry Month. Read about the Think Before You Pink Campaign here.
USDA Funding Wineries to Market and Sell Alcohol
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- Created: Monday, September 15 2014 10:24
The end goals of the grants are "generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities and increasing producer income." Considering the $94 billion in direct economic harm to government caused by excessive alcohol consumption each year, the federal government should not be in the business of promoting alcohol availability and consumption or increasing the damage to public health and safety.
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