College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being marketed across the country, according to a new George Mason University study. "Supersized alcopops" - ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — Heeding the pleas of teenagers to help curb underage drinking, state authorities Wednesday moved to raise taxes on sugary alcohol beverages and remove them from convenience stores. Drinks ...

DURHAM (WTVD) -- Opponents call them "alcopops", but they're better known as the fruit-flavored beers, malt liquors and other adult beverages found on many convenience store shelves. They are the ...

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 ...