Utah to Become First in the Nation to Lower Legal Limit to .05 at Year’s End—Will Your State Be Next?
Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2018)—At the end of the month, Utah is set to become the first state…
Press Releases
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New Retaliatory Tariffs on Alcohol Coming Monday
Washington, D.C. (September 21, 2018)—New developments in the trade war between the U.S. and the rest of the… -
American Beverage Institute Says Trade War Undermines American Beer and Spirits Industries
Washington, D.C.—Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI) highlights the consequences that the ensuing trade war will have on the American… -
American Beverage Institute Opposes Delaware’s .05 Legislation
Washington, D.C.—Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI) announced its opposition to recently introduced Delaware legislation that…
In the News
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Utah to Begin Enforcing Strictest D.U.I. Law in Country
In Utah, ringing in 2019 may include one less call for alcohol. Just before New Year’s Eve, the state will begin enforcing the strictest drunken-driving regulation… -
Utah’s new DUI law, strictest in the nation, set to be implemented ahead of New Year’s Eve
Utah is set to implement the strictest DUI law in the nation – just in time for New Year’s. The new law, which takes effect… -
Utah to Implement Strictest Drunk Driving Law in the Nation
JUST IN TIME FOR NEW Years, Utah will begin to enforce the nation’s strictest drunk driving law, which will set the blood-alcohol concentration limit to .05 percent. For… -
Utah to implement the nation’s strictest DUI limit, first state to go to .05
On New Year’s Eve, as people across the country raise a glass or two to toast the end of one year and the beginning of another, residents of Utah likely…
Op-Eds
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On 85th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition, Don’t Repeat Mistakes of the Past
Next week marks the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition—America’s failed experiment into restricting consumer access to alcohol. But while the days of speakeasies and illegal alcohol trafficking are… -
When Facts Are Known, It’s Clear .05 Won’t Save Lives
A recent poll from the Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute finds that 60 percent of Texans support lowering the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving from the nationally recognized level… -
Demonizing alcohol: A war on moderation
Yet another report surfaced this week demonizing alcohol — part of what appears to be an ongoing war on moderate drinking. More specifically, the study, released… -
Lowering the legal drinking limit isn’t the answer
Marcus Kowal’s Sept. 12 Wednesday Opinion essay “A proven way to save countless lives” criticized my organization — the American Beverage Institute — for its…
