US Alcohol Policy Alliance

06/02/2026

"It has never been easier to be intoxicated all day, every day in the United States ... In 1950, the typical American would have had to spend 75 percent of his or her daily pay (after taxes) to buy a bottle of vodka. Today, that number is less than 5 percent. Atrophying alcohol taxes and growing incomes have effectively brought the cost down to one-fifteenth of what it once was."

Article 🔗: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/illegal-drugs-cheap-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.G1Rg.XHaGdFsbs_aB&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Evidence suggests that people would drink and use illegal drugs less if the prices were higher.

06/01/2026

"Anytime you talk to someone about alcohol, almost everybody has a personal story that's a tragedy."

In this episode of The Shift, New Mexico State Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez reflects on the conversations that shaped her work on alcohol policy — and the painful reality that alcohol harm touches nearly every family.

She also discusses why evidence-based policies like alcohol taxes are designed to reduce harmful drinking before tragedy occurs.

Watch on YouTube (https://youtu.be/Dnb99H6VXH0) or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

05/28/2026

“New Mexico has the highest rate of alcohol deaths in the country.”

In the latest episode of The Shift Podcast, we examine the devastating toll alcohol is taking on communities — and why the burden is not felt equally.

Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

https://www.alcoholpolicy.org/podcasts/new-mexico-relentless-fight-to-increase-alcohol-tax

05/26/2026

We know what works. So why aren’t we using it?

In this new episode of The Shift, we unpack the politics, resistance, and real-world consequences behind alcohol policy reform in New Mexico. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez for NM Senate

Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

05/25/2026

Something important is coming.

A new episode of The Shift drops Tuesday — and this conversation goes straight to the heart of one of America’s most overlooked public health crises.

Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

05/05/2026

New York City is saying the quiet part out loud: Alcohol causes cancer.

A new citywide campaign is warning that even one drink a day increases the risk of multiple cancers — and that no level of alcohol use is completely risk-free.

This is what public health leadership looks like. The question is: who’s next?

👉 Share this. The truth matters.

Article 🔗 https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2026/nyc-health-campaign-to-reduce-alcohol-related-cancers.page.

05/03/2026

Cheaper alcohol means more drinking. More drinking means more harm.

More cancer. More violence. More addiction. More preventable deaths.

Should alcohol policies protect profits or people? It’s time to stop prioritizing the alcohol industry’s bottom line over Americans' public health.



https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-says-hes-lifting-certain-tariffs-on-scotch-whisky-after-royal-visit

05/01/2026

Yesterday, President Trump nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. If confirmed, she will be uniquely positioned to use one of the nation’s most influential bully pulpits to shape public understanding of alcohol and health.

Here’s what we found. What do you think?

380 likes, 218 comments. "US issues new guidance on alcohol consumption"

05/01/2026

Awareness is where we start.

But it’s not where we stop.

04/29/2026

We’ve heard it for years: “A drink a day is good for you.”

But the science tells a different story.