Site name: CSPI Booze News URL: www.cspinet.org/booze/index Background information: In 1981, the CSPI launched the Alcohol Policies Project to help focus public and policy-maker attention on policy reforms to reduce the health and social consequences of drinking. Since then, the project has worked with thousands of organizations and individuals to promote a comprehensive, preventionoriented policy strategy to change the role of alcohol in society.

Exercises:

a. Go to the Booze News Web site and choose an alcohol policy project issue.

Describe in detail how you feel the issue impacts the restaurant industry—both positive and negative. There is no right or wrong answer for this—purely your opinion.

b. Do you believe the issues raised by CSPI are justified—are they right on target or they being too critical? Why or why not?