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Cheap Alcohol Causes Problems in Scandinavia
A reduction in alcohol taxes has resulted in an increase in alcohol-related violence and drunk-driving offenses in Scandinavia. 06/15/2004

AMA Study Bodes Well for Local Alcohol Tax Increases
The Indiana Coalition to Curb Underage Drinking plans to lobby lawmakers next year to increase the state's alcohol tax. 05/10/2004

Poll: Americans Approve of Alcohol Tax Increases
A nationwide poll by the American Medical Association (AMA) finds that most Americans support state tax hikes on alcohol to fund education, healthcare, and law-enforcement efforts related to drinking. 05/07/2004

Missouri Alcohol Tax Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
Five Republicans and five Democrats in the Missouri House of Representatives came together to lend their support to a bill that would increase the state's tax on beer, wine, and liquor. 04/09/2004

Proposed N.M. Alcohol Tax Focus of Special Session
State lawmakers in New Mexico are holding a special session to consider a proposal from Gov. Bill Richards that would increase the tax on alcohol to help address the state budget deficit. 11/05/2003

Calif. Alcohol Industry Asked to Pay for Treatment
A bill introduced in the California legislature calls for alcohol producers to pay a fee that would support alcohol treatment and prevention programs for youth. 10/29/2003

Mass. Considers New Tax to Fund Treatment
With a fiscal crisis in Massachusetts resulting in cuts to addiction-treatment funding, lawmakers are considering a tax that would fund treatment, education, and prevention efforts. 10/29/2003

NCADD New Jersey Supports Alcohol-Tax Increase Recommendation
NCADD-NJ applauds the NAS underage drinking report's recommendation for alcohol tax increases, dismissing industry complaints as disingenuous: "You don't hear any talk from them about a burden on the working man when they decide to raise their prices." 09/12/2003

Report Urges Tax Hike, Other Steps to Reduce Teen Drinking
A report issued by the Institute of Medicine urges federal and state governments, parents, and the alcohol industry to take major steps to stop teen drinking. 09/10/2003

Mo. Voters Extend Tax to Fund Anti-Drug Programs
Voters in Jackson County, Mo., gave their approval to continue the Community-Backed Anti-Drug Tax (COMBAT), a sales tax used to fund drug enforcement, prevention, and treatment. 08/08/2003

Despite Industry Attacks, Report on Underage Drinking Expected Soon
The National Academy of Sciences is expected to soon release a report on underage drinking next month, despite the fact that the alcoholic-beverage industry has been working against the project. 07/17/2003

Study: Ten States Use Alcohol Tax to Fund Programs
Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, and Utah are the only U.S. states to earmark alcohol-tax revenues to pay for alcohol-treatment programs, according to a new report. 06/05/2003

Few States Use Alcohol Taxes to Fund Treatment Programs
A new analysis has found that only nine states earmark alcohol excise tax revenue to fund treatment programs, despite nationwide cutbacks in treatment funding. 05/29/2003

Despite Budget Deficits, Few States Raise Beer Taxes
As states struggle with historic budget deficits, lawmakers have proposed hiking alcohol taxes. But relatively few states have accepted higher alcohol taxes as part of the solution. 05/09/2003

Study: Underage, Heavy Drinkers Consume Half of U.S. Alcohol
New research indicates that up to half of alcohol sales are linked to underage drinking and excessive adult consumption, but there are proven strategies communities can undertake to counter the problem. 02/25/2003

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