The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is rising faster than that of boys, and on average the girls take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical Association said ...

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (CN) - Nebraska has undertaxed sweet-flavored alcoholic "pops" for 8 years, costing the state millions of dollars in lost taxes, three public health groups say. The Public 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 ...

SACRAMENTO — Substance-abuse foes cheered last year when state officials cracked down on sweet, sometimes fizzy, intoxicating drinks such as Mike’s Hard Lemonade that -- save for their alcohol content ...

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 ...