Alcohol Abuse Declining
South Carolina’s family-owned and community-based beer wholesalers have a longstanding commitment to promote responsible and moderate use of our products. We operate throughout South Carolina and work hard to make it a safe and productive society for our families, our employees and all the state’s citizens and visitors.
Among our many efforts:
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Designated drivers – Brewers and wholesalers were among the first to promote the designated driver concept and aggressively promote, recognize and reward designated drivers statewide.
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Cab rides – Through the Alert Cab and similar programs, wholesalers partner with restaurants and bars to ensure that customers get home safely.
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Successful Festivals – Wholesalers give away non-alcoholic beverages, distribute responsible drinking literature and provide bracelets to identify adult participants at festivals across South Carolina.
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Boater Safety – Around the state, beer wholesalers’ programs promote responsibility on the water, reminding outdoorsmen that driving a boat as well as a car while intoxicated is dangerous and unacceptable.
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Server training -- .The TIPS server training program, offered through wholesalers around the state, helps thousands of servers recognize and stop the abuse of alcohol.
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Media Events – S.C. wholesalers actively promote moderation around major holidays, maintaining public awareness of the risks of alcohol abuse.
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Public service announcements – It’s virtually impossible to live in South Carolina and not see or hear a public service announcement provided by beer wholesalers encouraging responsibility when consuming alcohol.
And it’s working. These numbers will go up and down periodically, but the long-term trend is undeniable:
Fatalities in drunk-driving crashes have dropped 37% since 1982. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
No one will deny that the effort to promote moderation must continue, but South
Carolina wholesalers for years have been at the forefront in curbing abuse of
the legal products they sell. In fact, no industry does more to prevent the abuse
of its products than the beer industry. And for good reason, we live and work
in our communities, and have every interest in keeping them safe and productive.
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