Some decades ago I met an executive from South African Breweries, which sells all types of alcohol from beer to fortified to hard spirits. He said that the ban of all types of advertising, whether print or outdoor or television, was the best thing that could have happened. They didn't have to spend huge amounts on advertising, and people kept on drinking just the same.
I will note that most studies HAVE found an inverse correlation between alcohol taxes/prices and at least some types of alcohol-related harms, especially alcohol-related death rates and DUI. The other stuff like advertising restrictions and availability restrictions? Not so much. They are technically "cost-effective" from a government's perspective, but not very effective in practice.
Some decades ago I met an executive from South African Breweries, which sells all types of alcohol from beer to fortified to hard spirits. He said that the ban of all types of advertising, whether print or outdoor or television, was the best thing that could have happened. They didn't have to spend huge amounts on advertising, and people kept on drinking just the same.
The irony, lol
I will note that most studies HAVE found an inverse correlation between alcohol taxes/prices and at least some types of alcohol-related harms, especially alcohol-related death rates and DUI. The other stuff like advertising restrictions and availability restrictions? Not so much. They are technically "cost-effective" from a government's perspective, but not very effective in practice.