UnHappy Hour: The Blog

Anheuser-Busch Spyking children's drinks?

2007-04-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

Center for Science in the Public Interest looks to recall new alcoholic beverage.

http://cspinet.org/new/200704041.html

Students unaware of drinking problems

2007-04-23T09:41:00.000-07:00

New ranking system comparing drinking habits can actually help prevent drinking.

http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/peer-rankings-prevent-college.html?log-event=sp2f-view-item&nid=32252641

Grey SF and YLI use EBay to combat underage binge drinking.

2007-04-04T13:26:00.000-07:00

In an effort to reduce alcohol-related fatalities among youths Grey San Francisco, and their client, the Youth Leadership Institute, launched After Too Many. A campaign that avoids all PSA clichés and speaks to the embarrassing things you do after binging. In addition to stunts like this EBay posting, the campaign also includes TV, print and online executions. Check it out at: aftertoomany.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170098655308

Binging in the news

2007-04-03T10:03:00.000-07:00

Lifetime movie debuting this week tackles binge drinking.
http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting=%7BE31481E8-739E-4359-95B4-A5F0A331A14D%7D

UK report on how binge drinking causes brain damage.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=444154&in_page_id=1798&in_a_source=

Surgeon General recognizes underage drinking problem.

2007-03-16T11:41:00.000-07:00

Acting Surgeon General issues National Call to Action on underage drinking, which lays out recommendations for government and school officials, parents, and young people. Read about it here:

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/calltoaction.pdf (PDF link)

Kids and liquor

2006-12-21T13:13:00.000-08:00

12/20/06 Brandweek article on kids and liquor advertising.

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003523824

Keep Kids Sober Campaign - UK initiative

2006-12-14T09:19:00.000-08:00

Binge drinking. It isn't just a problem here. It's a problem everywhere.

In Hampshire, the Drug Alcohol Action Team has launched a multifaceted media campaign addressing the issue of binge drinking. The effort, targeting 13 to 20-year-olds, is aimed at reducing alcohol-related rape cases.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/campaigns/keepkidssobercampaign/news/display.var.1068493.0.binge_drinking_campaign_launched.php

Binging much lately?

2006-11-30T16:02:00.000-08:00

A recent binge-drinking article in U.S. News and World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/articles/brief/cbdrinking_brief.php

House Passes Underage-Drinking Prevention Bill

2006-11-30T10:14:00.000-08:00

Times they are a changing. Check out the new legislation that's just hitting.

http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2006/house-passes-underage.html

A bill that's being called the first national legislation to focus exclusively
on underage-drinking prevention has been overwhelmingly approved by the U.S.
House of Representatives, and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
The
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act, H.R. 864, was passed
373-23 on Nov. 14.

Oakland teens and underage drinking

2006-11-28T11:38:00.001-08:00

November 28, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle story about Oakland teens and underage drinking.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/28/BAGG5MKU0V1.DTL (via SFGate)

UNHAPPY HOUR: First Post

2006-11-27T12:25:00.000-08:00

Did you know that 70% of all college students binge drink? Truth is most people don't. What's more, most don't even know what binge drinking is. And that's the goal of this blog and the After Too Many campaign—to educate. We encourage you to stop by often and even add a post of your own. For more information, visit aftertoomany.com