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Alcohol Justice (FKA Marin Institute)
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Advancing evidence-based policies that promote public health and safety.

https://www.alcoholjustice.org
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Big Alcohol acknowledges that greater alcohol-related mortality goes hand in hand with fewer people drinking.

So consumption is becoming more lethal on a case-per-case basis. How much is due to getting that extra drink into a diminishing consumer base?

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A screen shot from the Drinks Insider newlsetter: "'I think there’s been too much concern on a per person basis,' says Mitch, noting that per-person consumption hasn’t materially declined. What has fallen is the number of drinkers. The Baby Boomers are tapering off their drinking — but there are not enough Gen Xers to replace them."
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Powerful words from Dr. Diana Fishbein on how much we stand to lose from recklessly gutting federal SUD funding.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/o...
"Stigmatizing language portrays people who use drugs as immoral or criminal, pushing them away from care. Evidence shows that those who benefit from harm reduction and anti-stigma efforts are five times more likely to enter treatment than those not using the programs. These life-altering measures were made possible by federal investments in addiction science. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, has led much of the research on risk factors for addiction and how best to prevent it and, in those addicted, how to treat it. And the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have translated this science into public health practice — bringing treatment and prevention programs into schools, clinics and communities."
August 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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File under "It's Always Nice to Be Noticed".

reason.com/2025/06/27/a...
A paragraph from a Reason.com article, reading: "Residents of control states consume 14% less spirits and 7% less total alcohol than residents of license states," brags Alcohol Justice, which advocates against the alcohol industry.
July 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Not only is this a classic doubt-merchant summary of the evidence (taxes can clearly result in declines in consumption), it ignores the fact that these taxes can fund effective healthcare and prevention services--services that Big SSB and Big Alcohol would never fund on their own.
A paragraph from the Reuter's story, reading: "It’s deeply concerning that the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to disregard over a decade of clear evidence showing that taxing sugar-sweetened beverages has never improved health outcomes or reduced obesity in any country,” said Kate Loatman, executive director of the International Council of Beverages Associations, adding that the industry was working on options to support health.
July 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM