It's "families first" for Senator Stephen Fielding but only if your family happens to be named Bacardi, Hennessey, Smirnoff or similar. Those of us whose families don't own multi-national distilling ...

CONCORD — The city may consider restricting the sale of flavored, sweetened malt alcoholic beverages known as “alcopops.” Advocates working to reduce underage drinking say makers of alcopops, such as ...

College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being marketed across the country, according to a new study. 'Supersized alcopops' -- sweet, colorful and ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- You may have heard of "alcopops." They're carbonated fruit drinks with an alcoholic punch. Kids are breaking the law to get their hands on them, but the New York City Health ...

The alcohol industry has found ways to make its products attractive to kids, and parents may not realize what it is their children are drinking. So-called “alcopops” taste like fruit juice but can ...

Alcopops are making a comeback as Gen Z drops sobriety and picks up bottles amid a growing trend of young people drinking more. Nik Jhangiani, interim chief executive of Diageo, the makers of Smirnoff ...

2006-12-13 12:51:00 PST SACRAMENTO-- The State Board of Equalization today voted to reclassify sweet alcoholic drinks known as "alcopops" as liquor instead of beer, a decision that could significantly ...

Sweet, colorful, fizzy drinks marketed across the United States sum up the new danger stalking youth in America. College students drink this new class of beverage ‘supersized alcopops’ without ...

A survey of high school students has found the 2008 alcopops tax hike has failed to turn teenagers off pre-mixed alcoholic drinks. A Cancer Council survey of 4,400 Victorian teenagers for the ...

Experts have warned that alcopops are posing a new threat to underage drinkers. These alcopops are ready-to-drink flavoured alcoholic drinks that contain more alcohol than usual, they warn. The latest ...