AWARE (All Wisconsin Alcohol Risk Education): Increasing Law Enforcement and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
AWARE (All Wisconsin Alcohol Risk Education) is a UW Health-led coalition to improve the health and safety of Wisconsin residents in the fight against alcohol abuse.
One of the four pillars of the AWARE agenda is to increase law enforcement and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment.
Statistics
- Wisconsin has the third-lowest beer tax in the country.
- The beer tax hasn't been raised in 40 years.
- The current beer tax is 3.65 cents per six-pack.
- UW Health survey shows 58 percent of Wisconsin adults support an increase in the beer tax for law enforcement, prevention and treatment.
- The proposed increase would add 2.5 cents to a bottle of beer.
Action Step
Raise the beer tax for increased law enforcement, prevention and treatment.