April 22, 2004

Defending social drinking

Author: DMN

Defense attorney Mimi Coffey is publicly criticizing what she says are excesses in such campaigns as "Drink. Drive. Go to Jail," and has put up her own sign.

Coffey said she wants the Texas Department of Transportation, which created the slogan, to stop putting out propaganda.

Too many people have been convinced that a drink or two is a one-way ticket to jail, she said.

Although she said that some will misunderstand her message, Coffey insists that she's not encouraging or condoning drunken driving or even dismissing all the efforts of MADD and other groups. DMN

A JUMP IN ALCOHOL ADVERTISING

A study released yesterday by Georgetown University found that:

The alcohol industry aired 289,381 ads in 2002.

All 15 of the shows most popular among teens included alcohol ads, led by Survivor, Fear Factor and That '70s Show.

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