Too much drinking in the DR
Ruth Santana, director of the Centro de Atención Integral a las Dependencias (CAID), a government agency concerned with addictions, said that alcohol consumption in the Dominican Republic is at 6.9 liters per year, a level that makes the matter an issue for public health. The Ministry of Public Health division alerts to the “damaging impact alcohol consumption has, especially on youths and women, many of which are pregnant.”
“It is a situation that goes beyond the physical damage,” said Santana. She spoke of how the people around the drinker and society as a whole are also harmed. Santana made the remarks when participating in the workshop, “Importance of a Comprehensive National Policy on Alcohol Consumption” organized by the mental health division of the Ministry of Public Health with the sponsorship of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and with participation of alcoholic beverage companies in the Dominican Republic.
Dr. Santana called for the approval of a law on alcoholic beverages that would tackle the problem from a legal perspective, as well as full compliance with Transit Law 63-17, and Children’s Protection Law 136-03.
Source: DR1, 7dias
April 25, 2018
Category: DR News |