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Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cash

By David H. Jernigan, Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University

In the US, underage drinking accounts for a whopping US$17.5 billion worth of alcohol yearly. New research shows which companies take in most of this money and how little is spent on prevention.

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