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Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways and can immediately impact your behavior. Learn more about alcohol’s effects on the brain: fal.cn/3yTAt

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Under bill being circulated by a pair of Republicans in Wisconsin, 14-year-olds could serve alcohol to seated customers. They could not serve customers at the bar itself. Current law only allows those over 18 to serve alcohol to customers

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. More people die from alcohol-related causes than #opioids. 3,207 people died from #alcohol in 2021, and 1,427 people died from opioid overdoses in 2021. #Wisapp #ProofIsInTheNumbers #AAM

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. An early start with #alcohol can be dangerous. Binge drinkers have nearly twice the odds of misusing opioids than nondrinkers. #Wisapp #ProofIsInTheNumbers #AAM

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Between 2011 and 2021, ER visits from chronic #alcohol use increased nearly 70%. #Wisapp #ProofIsInTheNumbers #AAM

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. In Wisconsin, binge drinking was estimated to cost nearly $4 billion in 2018. The estimated cost of binge drinking in Wisconsin is nearly $700 per resident. #Wisapp #ProofIsInTheNumbers #AAM

Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits, Analysis of Decades of Research Finds nytimes.com/2023/04/04/hea…

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Approximately 1 in 4 individuals who died by suicide had a reported #alcohol issue that contributed to suicide in Wisconsin between 2013–2017. Call 988 to talk to someone now. #Wisapp #ProofIsInTheNumbers #AAM #988Lifeline #WisconsinLifeline

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