alcohol

Two and a half centuries on, most countries impose some sort of tax on alcohol and tobacco.

The sugar industry is overtaking alcohol and tobacco business in generating profits.

The practice of taxing alcohol and tobacco has proved both popular and profitable.

Sugar, alcohol and tobacco, economist Adam Smith once wrote, are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation.

Alcohol and tobacco are drugs.

So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?

The research references studies of people's behavior with food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions, and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods.

Among them: Density restrictions: licenses to sell alcohol aren't handed out unplanned to all comers but are allotted（分配）based on the number of places in an area that already sell alcohol

These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink

Display and sales restrictions: California has a rule prohibiting alcohol displays near the cash registers in gas stations, and in most places you can't buy alcohol at drive-through facilities.

Why do policymakers of alcohol control place density restrictions?

There are already too many stores selling alcohol

Drinking strong alcohol can cause social problems.

What is the purpose of California's rule about alcohol display in gas stations

To effectively limit the density of alcohol outlets.

To get alcohol out of drivers' immediate sight

Borrowing ideas from alcohol control measures.

To help prevent headaches, drink plenty of water, and avoid alcohol and coffee.

Their risky behaviors—drinking too much alcohol, using illegal drugs, smoking cigarettes and skipping school—can alert parents and teachers that serious problems are brewing.

The study's authors surveyed 12,395 students and analyzed nine risk behaviors, including excessive alcohol use, illegal drug use, heavy smoking, high media use and truancy .

Many teenagers resort to drugs or alcohol for mental relief.

Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker.

Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness

Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won't get help.

Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back

Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?

They do not admit being alcohol addicts

Also, drink plenty of liquids and avoid tobacco and alcohol.

Alcohol may increase the effect of a drug.

At the time, coca leaf extract mixed with wine was a common tonic (滋补品), and Pemberton's sweet brew was a way to get around local laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol.

Sleeping pills combine with alcohol to produce a sleepy feeling.

The study's authors surveyed 12, 395 students and analyzed nine risk behaviors, including excessive alcohol use, illegal drug use, heavy smoking, high media use and truancy(逃学).

When taking any drug, you should ask your doctor whether drinking alcohol could be dangerous in combination with the medicine.

He would call in advance to make sure there was no alcohol at the party.

One time at a party, I drank too much alcohol and got so sick.

She should make her bed, do her homework and drink no alcohol.

Travelers have traditionally fought this problem with sleeping pills or alcohol.

Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random -It doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight