Keith Humphreys: There is a relationship between American alcohol consumption rising and the cost of alcohol falling over the past quarter century. - NBCNewsTHINK
has shown that when the death and destruction caused by a drug become more than Americans can bear, political leaders can find the courage to put the public interest above corporate interest. When the new Congress convenes Tuesday and focuses on America’s addiction crisis, raising alcohol taxes should be at the top of its agenda.
Keith Humphreys is the Esther Ting Memorial Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. He was a drug policy adviser in the Bush and Obama White Houses and currently advises many state and national governments on how scientific evidence can inform public health policies. He formerly contributed to The Washington Post’s Wonkblog, focusing on health policy and the criminal justice system.
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