1	“Buy a Beer.”
2	Warnings on Alcohol Labels Due to increasing products liability, alcoholic beverages manufacturers have accepted the Medical Association's suggestion that the following warning label be placed immediately on all bottles: Warning: Consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not. Warning: Consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that friends are really dying for you to telephone them at 4 in the morning. Warning: Consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that people are laughing with you.
3	Major Points A Financial Drag Safety is Compromised More Police Required Reduce Alcohol Consumption
4	Financial Impact
5	The Cost Side: How Much Texas Charges the Industry to Cover Alcohol’s Costs
6	Texas Alcohol Excise Taxes
7	Annual Consumption per Beverage Type
8	Figure This Out!!! How many drunks does it take to change a light bulb? Twenty One. One to hold the bulb and twenty to drink until the room spins.
9	The Demand Side: The Cost of Alcohol in Texas
10	What Texas Pays Out for Alcohol Direct Costs Estimated Cost Medical $ 714,816,000 Crime $ 394,876,000 Motor Vehicle Crashes $ 263,568,000 Fire Destruction $ 43,044,000 Social Administration $ 8,160,000 Total Direct Costs $1,412,464,000 Indirect Costs Premature Death & Injury $3,504,516,000 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome $ 142,052,000 Total Indirect Costs $3,646,568,000
11	The Alcohol Balance Sheet in Texas Costs Due to Alcohol $ 1,412,464,000 Alcohol Taxes Received $ 155,091,000 Negative Balance $1,257,373,000
12	“Buy a Beer.”
13	Effect of Inflation
14	Tax Break for Alcohol What Would the Same Tax of 1948 Be Today? 23 cents/beer instead of 3 cents/beer
15	Texas Alcohol Excise Tax Needed to Cover the Cost of Alcohol Related Problems 20 cents a drink
16	One Penny Per Drink Increase in Excise Tax Beer 12 Million Wine 2 Million Liquor 5 Million Total 19 Million
17	Tax Needed to Give Teachers & Support Staff a $1,000 Raise 10 cents a drink
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19	Here’s Another!!! What would you call a drunk who works at an upholstery shop? A recovering alcoholic.
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23	“Buy a Beer.”
24	Here’s Another!!! What would you call a drunk who works at an upholstery shop? A recovering alcoholic.
25	Safety Impact
26	GIS & Health Policy Advocacy: New Orleans Study 1994 New Orleans had the highest homicide rates in the country with over 400 death A majority of deaths were alcohol related
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32	More Police Required
33	“Buy a Beer.”
34	"A police officer pulls over..." A police officer pulls over this guy who's been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy's window and says, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube.” The man says, "Sorry, officer, I can't do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that, I'll have a really bad asthma attack.“ "Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample." "I can't do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I'll bleed to death." "Well, then, we need a urine sample." "I'm sorry, officer, I can't do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that, I'll get really low blood sugar." "All right, then I need you to come out here and walk this white line." "I can't do that, officer." "Why not?" "Because I'm drunk."
35	Crime Comparisons (8 major crimes in Wet vs. Dry)
36	Crime Comparisons (7 serious crimes in Wet vs. Dry)
37	Reduce Consumption
38	Basic Principle of Alcohol Industry
39	The Price Isn’t Right
40	“Buy a Beer.”
41	Individual Level Model of Prevention
42	Individual Level Model of Prevention
43	And, Finally---!!! There was a guy who had at least 4-5 drinks of whiskey every day of his adult life. When he died, they cremated him, and it took two days to put out the fire!
44	Environmental Model of Prevention
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46	Major Points A Financial Drag Safety is Compromised More Police Required Reduce Alcohol Consumption