American Beverage Institute Opposes Hawaii Legislation Targeting Moderate Drinking
Washington D.C. (February 5, 2020)—Today, Hawaii lawmakers will discuss lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving from…
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American Beverage Institute Opposes Efforts in Vermont to Lower Legal BAC Limit
Washington, D.C. (January 15, 2020)—The Vermont Senate recently introduced legislation (S291) that would lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration (BAC)… -
ABI Reacts to New Study Connecting Moderate Drinking to Cancer
Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2019)–A new study was released this week that explores the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption… -
New Legislation Will Put Big Brother in the Driver’s Seat
Washington, D.C. (October 18, 2019)—This week Sen Tom Udall (D-NM) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled The Reduce Impaired Driving for…
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Inouye pushes for stricter DUI law
A bill that would lower the blood-alcohol content for drivers to be considered legally intoxicated was passed unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate Transportation Committee. Senate Bill 2234, co-introduced by… -
Two years after DUI, Vt. senator wants to tighten legal limit
MONTPELIER — It’s been two years and four months since Sen. Debbie Ingram had a drink. That’s because two years and four months ago, in October of 2017, the Chittenden… -
Alcohol detection sensors in new cars by 2024
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The number of drunk driving cases prosecuted by the San Diego County District attorney has gone up by 144 since 2017. The National Highway Traffic… -
Bill would lower legal blood alcohol limit to 0.05
Hawaii would become only the second state in the country — after Utah — to lower the threshold for drunken driving from the current legal limit for blood alcohol level of .08 to .05…
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The RIDE Act’s embrace of inaccurate breathalyzers
Most Americans are familiar with breathalyzers — devices commonly used by law enforcement to detect the blood-alcohol concentration level (BAC) of a driver. Although major… -
Fear Over Daily Drink for Women is Overblown
Is it safe for women to drink alcohol? Last year that question was posed in an Ivy League medical blog attempting to quell growing fears regarding moderate drinking. Fortunately, the… -
Don’t punish restaurants, bars and consumers for Illinois budget woes
Gov. JB Pritzker has announced plans for a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure program. While roads and transit systems may need an upgrade, the plan is wrongly funded by a waterfall of backdoor… -
Misleading Alcohol Research Could Affect Federal Health Recommendations
For decades, moderate alcohol consumption — defined as one daily drink for women and two for men — has been considered part of a healthy lifestyle. The health halo is…
