Alcohol Warning Labels May Not Be Enough to Change Behaviors A lit cigarette burns on a package of cigarettes revealing the mandatory warning labels, in the 1960s. Credit - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images In Jan., the now-former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for new cancer warning labels on alcohol-containing beverages. It’s an important and potentially life-saving step, since the current warning labels haven’t been updated since their introduction in 1988 and only half of Americans know alcohol is associated with cancer. However, the history of tobacco policy suggests the need for caution. Indeed, when Congress decided to first label cigarette packages in 1965, it was seen as a tri... [Read more]