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Link Between Liquor Store Density And Youth Homicides, Violent Crime

Violent crime could be reduced significantly if policymakers at the local level limit the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban the sale of single-serve containers of alcoholic beverages, according to separate studies led by University of California, Riverside researchers…

Ecuador Bans Alcohol Following Deaths From Poisoning

The government of Ecuador has imposed a nationwide 72-hour ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol after receiving reports that 21 people had died from poisoning after consuming adulterated alcohol.

Study Finds Privatizing Sweden’s Retail Alcohol Sales Will Increase Alcohol-Related Violence And Other Harms

A study published in the scientific journal Addiction argues that privatising Sweden’s government monopoly on the sale of alcohol will significantly increase alcohol-related violence and other harms…

Fewer Meth-Related Visits To Emergency Department Following 2006 ‘anti-Meth’ Legislation

The number of methamphetamine-related emergency room visits decreased significantly in the year following the implementation of Oregon’s law prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter decongestant containing pseudoephedrine, according to Oregon Health & Science Emergency Department physician-researchers…