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The new plan to keep kids from drinking alcohol: Ban kids (and some adults) from buying drinks containing zero alcohol. No, it doesn’t make much sense. But that’s the argument being made by Molly A. Bowdring, a clinical psychologist at Stanford, who wrote this week in STAT that nonalcoholic drinks meant to resemble beer or cocktails are “a potential public health crisis.” The zero-proof beverage market includes brands like Athletic Brewing, by far the largest nonalcoholic beer brand, as well as a growing number of wine and spirits varieties. While nonalcoholic drinks still account for a tiny s…

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