The American Council on Alcohol Problems (ACAP) is a temperance oriented federation of state affiliates. It currently promotes a neo-prohibitionist agenda. It aims to stigmatize alcohol and marginalize those adults who choose to have a single drink. Even its logo shows a bottle of alcohol crossed out. The Council was known as the Anti-Saloon League …
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was founded in 1980 to reduce drunk driving, but the group has become neo-prohibitionist, and a self-serving bureaucracy.
Why can't sellers mail alcohol to their customers through the U.S. Postal Service? Other carriers will ship alcohol, so why can't the U.S. Postal Service?
The following article by Dr. Alex Berezow. It’s reprinted by permission of the American Council on Science and Health. In it, he points out fallacies of an Atlantic anti-alcohol article. Completely banning alcohol would only prevent about 3.5% of cancer deaths. That, of course, means the other 96.5% of fatal cancers are caused by things other …
Alcohol and cancer risk greatly concerns many people. After the background section, you’ll find a list of 50 cancers and their symptoms. Overview I. Background II. Cancers III. Resources Alcohol and Cancer Risk I. Background A. Risk The major cause of …
The Spirits of America. A Social History of Alcohol chronicles the role of alcohol in US life and culture. It does so from the earliest Colonial period. Learn about colorful characters. They range greatly. There’s the well-known hatchet-wielding Carry Nation. And there’s little-known Man in the Green Hat. See how and why alcohol changed from …
These alcohol trivia resources link to alcohol trivia web pages full of fun trivia. Discover lots of trivia to share with family and friends! Click on each heading to go to that page. I. Alcoholic Beverages Trivia and Fun Facts (Ales to Zombies). There is no worm in tequila. It’s in mezcal, a spirit beverage distilled …
There are many strange and surprising alcohol facts in states across the US. They largely reflect cultural ambivalence over the proper role of drinking in society. For example, Repeal of National Prohibition (1920-1933) occurred long ago. Yet there are many dry (prohibition) counties in the country. In fact, almost one of every five U.S. adults …
Drinking alcohol and cervical cancer risk are not linked. Not even drinking often and in large amounts are risk factors for cervical cancer. That’s the conclusion of, among many others, these bodies. American Cancer Society. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Cancer Institute. UK’s National Health Service. Canadian Cancer Society. Cancer Council Australia. …
Although it’s a professional medical group, the American Medical Association (AMA) is also a major political group. In its efforts to influence public policy, the AMA plays fast and loose with facts. Thus, AMA’s alcohol information and statistics are often either wrong or misleading. 100,000 Beer Commercials The AMA has said that it “long has …
