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Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cash

  • Written by David H. Jernigan, Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University
Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cashNew research estimates that underage drinkers consume $2.2 billion of Anheuser-Busch InBev drinks – like Budweiser – per year.AP Photo/Reed SaxonAlcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cashCC–BY–ND.

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