Assessing State Readiness to Act on Alcohol Tax Research Findings

A new report from the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) looks at "state readiness" to act on research findings related to alcohol taxes.

The report summarizes public health findings on alcohol taxes and also examines other factors, including the size of state budget deficits, political strength of public health advocates and the alcohol industry, proportions of drinkers and non-drinkers in each state, existing alcohol-related policies, cultural and religious factors, and the burden of alcohol-related health and crime on state budgets in relation to alcohol tax revenue.

http://www.saprp.org/pdf/Tax%20Readiness%20Report%20revised%202%207%2005%20FINAL.pdf

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Publication Year: 2005