Britain Fights Binge Drinking
Britain is waging a big campaign against binge drinking in pubs by twenty-somethings. Now police in Suffolk have put out a faux women's magazine called SAFE. Inside, advice on fashion includes "wear nice pants" -- if you're going to drink yourself silly. Alongside young women passed out on the streets, the snappy slogan, "If you've got it don't flaunt it." Police hope girls will get the message.
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Britain is waging a big campaign against binge drinking in pubs by twenty-somethings. Now police in Suffolk have put out a faux women's magazine called SAFE!. Inside, advice on fashion includes wear nice pants if you're going to drink yourself silly. Alongside young women passed out on the streets, the snappy slogan, if you've got it don't flaunt it. Police hope girls will get the message. This is MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.
