British Doctors Call for Total Advertising Ban on Booze

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:00
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Crack open a magazine from the 1960s or 1970s and you’ll find an abundance of cigarettes ads. It’s almost startling, like a creepy trip back in time.

But today you’d be hard-pressed to find a single advertisement. It’s all part of an effort to keep people and kids from having a puff.

And now the U.K. is eyeing similar action against alcohol. A total ban on advertising, coupled with a tax on drinks higher than the inflation rate.

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