{"id":252581,"date":"2023-10-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-circling-the-barrel-alcohol-legislative-trends-2013-2022-the-california-10-year-review-of-alcohol-policy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:30:02","slug":"circulando-el-barril-tendencias-legislativas-sobre-el-alcohol-2013-2022-y-revision-decenal-de-la-politica-sobre-el-alcohol-en-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/circulando-el-barril-tendencias-legislativas-sobre-el-alcohol-2013-2022-y-revision-decenal-de-la-politica-sobre-el-alcohol-en-california\/","title":{"rendered":"CIRCLING THE BARREL Alcohol Legislative Trends 2013-2022 &amp; The California 10-Year Review of Alcohol Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prngen1{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>New Report From Alcohol Justice Presented At The Global Alcohol Policy Conference 2023, <span class=\"xn-location\">Cape Town, South Africa<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>CAPETOWN, <span class=\"xn-location\">South Africa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 25, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Carson Benowitz-Fredericks<\/span>, Research Director at <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>-based \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=2038640729&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alcoholjustice.org%2F&amp;a=Alcohol+Justice%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alcohol Justice,<\/a> and lead author of <b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=2178417598&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ZXD7ki&amp;a=Alcohol+Legislative+Trends+2013-2022+%26+The+California+10-Year+Review+of+Alcohol+Policy%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alcohol Legislative Trends 2013-2022 &amp; The <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> 10-Year Review of Alcohol Policy,<\/a><\/b>\u00a0presented the new report today at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=3570897944&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fgapc2023.samrc.ac.za%2Findex.html&amp;a=The+Global+Alcohol+Policy+Conference+2023%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Global Alcohol Policy Conference 2023,<\/a> <span class=\"xn-location\">Cape Town, South Africa<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7027left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7027left\" title=\"Report Cover: Circling The Barrel\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2255209\/Circling_The_Barrel.jpg\" alt=\"Report Cover: Circling The Barrel\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0report is based upon a systematic evaluation of alcohol-related <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> legislation from 2013 to 2022. Key findings indicate an accelerated pace of deregulatory changes to <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> alcohol and related codes that move the state further from the evidence-based protective policies laid out in the World Health Organization (WHO)&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=4256436914&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fpublications%2Fi%2Fitem%2F9789241516419&amp;a=SAFER+Technical+Package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SAFER Technical Package<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>From the report:<\/b>\u00a0 &#8220;<i>To promote effective legislation, the World Health Organization&#8217;s Safer technical package provides an evidence-based collection of protective policies for lawmakers.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>&#8220;We know what works and what doesn&#8217;t in terms of keeping people alive, keeping them healthy, and keeping them safe,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Carson Benowitz-Fredericks<\/span>, MSPH, Research Director at Alcohol Justice. &#8220;We have 80 years of research into it. What we don&#8217;t always know is how far our leaders are moving us away from it, and how fast, and in what ways. That&#8217;s what we set out to answer\u2014what are <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> legislators doing, and how can we hold them accountable?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>From the report:\u00a0<\/b><i>&#8220;Over the 10-yer period, 380 bills were identified as potentially affecting alcohol policy in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. Of these, 319 addressed policies within a SAFER domain.&#8221;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard for me to believe that even with the state&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=1700353062&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdph.ca.gov%2FPrograms%2FCCDPHP%2Fsapb%2FCDPH%2520Document%2520Library%2FDeaths_from_Excessive_Alcohol_Use_in_California_2020_2021.pdf%3Futm_source%3DGoogle%26utm_medium%3DAHPI%26utm_campaign%3DMortality%2BBrief&amp;a=well-documented+litany+of+increasing+alcohol-related+mortality+and+other+harms+and+costs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">well-documented litany of increasing alcohol-related mortality and other harms and costs<\/a> to <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> residents, visitors and government, the legislature consistently introduces bills to make the industry more profitable at the extreme expense of public health and safety,&#8221; <\/i>stated <span class=\"xn-person\">Cruz Avila<\/span>, Executive Director, Alcohol Justice. &#8220;<i>This must change.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>From the report:\u00a0<\/b><i>In <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> &#8220;\u2026alcohol-related deaths spiked 25.5% between 2019 and 2020, outpacing the overall increase in mortality\u2013an overall increase that included COVID-19 deaths.&#8221;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>&#8220;International roadmaps like the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=2148638695&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fpublications%2Fi%2Fitem%2F9789241516419&amp;a=WHO%27s+SAFER+initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WHO&#8217;s SAFER initiative<\/a> are powerful; SAFER not only provides unprecedented guidelines to reduce alcohol harm on a global scale, but represents decades of dedication maintained by public health advocates like Alcohol Justice,&#8221; <\/i>said <span class=\"xn-person\">Hailey Fromkin<\/span>, Co-Author, Alcohol Justice.<i> &#8220;As a researcher joining the ranks of passionate players working to reduce the insidious and pervasive suffering caused by alcohol in society, I am proud of reports like this one, which offer vital insight into how the SAFER vision is playing out in real-time legislation.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>From the report:\u00a0<\/b><i>&#8220;\u2026California fell short, with alcohol tax policies rated red (completely noncompliant with best practices), and dram shop and overconcentration protections rated yellow (severely compromised).&#8221;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>&#8220;This is an extremely important and useful if discouraging report which confirms my perspective that in many states, but especially in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, alcohol industry producers and retailers have an undue influence in the legislative process,&#8221; <\/i>stated <span class=\"xn-person\">Thomas K. Greenfield<\/span>, PhD, Senior Scientist, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=1110958256&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Farg.org%2F&amp;a=Alcohol+Research+Group%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alcohol Research Group,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=63089739&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phi.org%2F&amp;a=Public+Health+Institute%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Public Health Institute,<\/a> Board Member, Alcohol Justice. &#8220;<i>That has resulted in regular policy backward slippage that makes alcohol more and more available, despite steadily increasing costs to society and damage to public health.&#8221; \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><i>From the report:<\/i><\/b><i> &#8220;By all indications, the <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> legislature is being heavily pressured\u2013culturally, economically, and\/or via industry influence\u2013to empower industry to the detriment of public health.&#8221;<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>&#8220;This <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=239519861&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ZXD7ki&amp;a=report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">report<\/a> is a much needed wake-up call for <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> policymakers that Government Under the Influence of Big Alcohol is causing great harm to the people and the state,&#8221; <\/i>said <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Scippa<\/span>, Public Affairs Director at Alcohol Justice. <i>&#8220;We look forward to the day that our legislators embrace and apply the grounded-in-evidence <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=1013578091&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fpublications%2Fi%2Fitem%2F9789241516419&amp;a=WHO+SAFER+Package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WHO SAFER Package<\/a> to all future <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> alcohol-related legislation. That simple action will result in policies that protect public health, instead of industry sales and profits which the past ten years of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> alcohol-related legislation have favored.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Download the report here: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4004381-1&amp;h=943457646&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ZXD7ki&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ZXD7ki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ZXD7ki<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen1\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>CONTACT<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Carson Benowitz-Fredericks 917 426-6443<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen1\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Michael Scippa 415 847-3006\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg59c1left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg59c1left\" title=\"Alcohol Justice logo. 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