US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warnings on alcohol labels. Could updated labels, taxes, fewer liquor stores or advertising bans make Americans drink less?
Air Date: January 7, 2025 12:00 pm
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Gen Z seems to be leading a more modest lifestyle, with lower rates of drinking, vaping, and sexual activity. Young people on Philadelphia college campuses report to Studio 2, “We are stressed.” But is this shift away from vices like alcohol and tobacco a positive development? Or is it a cause for concern?
Guests:
Jennifer Pollitt, director of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at Temple University
Lilianna Phan, tobacco-related health disparities behavioral scientist and assistant professor at Drexel University