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One of the best and effective ways to stop drug addiction in the world today is by increasing the taxes being paid by manufacturers of alcohol.
This strategy was the result of a study conducted by the Epidemiology and Health Policy Research of the UF College of Medicine.
If ever the government increase their taxes, companies have no other recourse but also to increase the prices of their products.
When the prices of alcoholic drink is high there is a big possibility that people will not anymore engage in heavy drinking to save cost.
Alexander C. Wagenaar, Ph.D.said the result of their study clearly showed that increasing taxes is a good deterrent for alcoholism.
Wagenaar said the study revealed that regardless of their age most people would quit their drinking habit if ever the price of liquor and any other alcoholic drinks were too expensive.
 

Raising taxes of alcoholic companies is a good deterrent against alcohol addiction.

The study, which had been done for the first time offers verifiable data that prices of alcoholic drinks, could affect the drinking habit of persons.
The result of the study is a good reason for local government in different parts of the globe to increase taxes of alcohol to pressed liquor companies to increase their prices.
Once the prices of alcohol increases people most, of whom alcohol dependents will also be compelled to stop their alcoholic addiction.