The Crime Report’s Justice Digest collects the news you need to know across criminal justice in the United States and abroad. Our subscribers get the digest via email every weekday, highlighting breaking news, updates and research from hundreds of outlets curated by our editors. Subscribe now.
Can Higher Alcohol Taxes Save Lives?
The U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force has endorsed measures to deter excess drinking, including raising the price of alcohol,. Oregon, for example, where the number of alcohol-related deaths is double the rate from drug causes, has one of the lowest liquor tax rates in the nation.