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They promote a public awareness campaign to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol to children under 18 years (30/11/2016)

The councils of Social Welfare, through the department of Prevention of Drug Addiction, and Citizen Security of the City of Totana will promote a public awareness campaign to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol to children under 18 years of age on the occasion of the patron saint festivities of Santa Eulalia and Christmas.

The directors of both departments, Javier Baños and Agustín Gonzalo Martínez, accompanied by technicians from their respective municipal areas, have presented this initiative that will allow the distribution of posters and letters to owners of establishments and small or large commercial stores.

The awareness campaign also aims to warn about the risks of alcoholic beverages and other drugs, especially in young people, coinciding with this festive season.

This will distribute materials prohibiting the sale of alcohol to children under 18 years, as a reminder for dispensing establishments, and information leaflets for the prevention of risks associated with the abuse of alcoholic beverages and synthetic drugs.

In addition, it will inform the merchants, as a reminder, of the contents of the regulation regulating the sale, dispensing and supply of alcoholic beverages, as well as the consequences it has on the owners of these establishments Of minor and serious infringements.

Both councilors explained that in the area of ​​health promotion, we all know the damage that alcohol produces are especially serious during adolescence, a stage where it is in the process of physical and psychological development.

In addition, they pointed out that at these ages there is not enough maturity to correctly evaluate the risks involved in their consumption.

They also pointed out that, while being aware of resource constraints with the local administration, "we can not renounce the commitment and need to raise awareness of the consequences that the sale of alcohol can have on adolescents."

Failure to comply with the municipal ordinance entails administrative penalties and fines ranging from 150 to 12,000 euros, depending on the cases.

They said it is estimated that approximately three out of four students aged 14 to 18 have tried alcohol and a little more than half drink it regularly.

When they drink, they do it especially during the weekend and, almost half of these, until getting drunk.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana / Totana.com

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