The Alcoholism Report articles from May 1989

The Alcoholism Report archives from May 1989

Alcoholism Programs Not in Drug Czar's Purview
May 1, 1989... Alcohol Programs Not in Drug Czar's Purview Dear Reader: A little-noticed analysis of the provision in the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act which created the office of Drug Czar William Bennett explicitly states that the jurisdiction of the Office for...

Jim Beam Decision Reinforces Alcoholism Stigma
May 1, 1989... Jim Beam Decision Reinforces Alcoholism Stigma A federal jury's clearance of Jim Beam in one of the first product liability cases brought against the alcoholic beverage industry on behalf of children afflicted with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)...

Bill to Lift Protection for Alcoholics and Drug-Abusers
May 1, 1989... Bill to Lift Protection for Alcoholics and Drug-Abusers Sen. Dan Coates (R-IN) termed "shocking" and "absurd" the fact that alcoholics and drug abusers are placed in the same category of handicapped persons as the blind and mentally retarded...

Study Finds Anheuser-Busch Largest Alcohol Supplier
May 1, 1989... Study Finds Anheuser-Busch Largest Alcohol Supplier Almost one-fourth of all the alcohol consumed by Americans is supplied by Anheuser-Busch, and the next four largest brewers furnish another fourth of the total consumption, according to a...

NIAAA Grantees to Study Impact of Warning Labels
May 1, 1989... NIAAA Grantees to Study Impact of Warning Labels NIAAA has issued a request for applications (RFA) for research grants to gauge the effect of the newly mandated health and risk warning labels which will be required on all alcoholic beverage...

Impact of 21-Year Drinking Age on Students Studied
May 1, 1989... Impact of 21-Year Drinking Age on Students Studied A East Carolina University researcher found that private or clandestine drinking increased sharply among a sample of students at the Greenville, NC, institution after the state raised the...

Nat'l Wine Coalition Formed
May 1, 1989... Nat'l Wine Coalition Formed A new organization called the National Wine Coalition has been formed "to educate the American public about the positive aspects of wine." Formation of the group was announced by John De Luca, President of Wine...