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The City of Cartagena, on the occasion of the celebration, on Thursday, November 15, of the World Day without Alcohol, wanted to join this initiative organized by the Matrix Association of Social Support (AMAS).
At the conference held last Tuesday, November 20, attended by the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, and the Councilor for Quality of Life, Manuel Mora.
In his speech, the mayor wanted to emphasize the great problem of Public Health that is alcoholism in Spain.
Castejón also showed his preoccupation with traffic accidents, because alcohol is one of the most frequent risk factors, "it is estimated that, out of every 100 fatal accidents, between 30 and 50 of them are caused by causes linked to alcohol in a or another way, "Castejón said.
The early age of initiation and the normalization of consumption among the population were other concerns that the mayor showed.
"Alcohol consumption in the young population is particularly worrisome.
The latest data indicate that 22% of children between 14 and 18 have excessive alcohol consumption. "
The mayor also pointed out the work that is carried out from the City Council, through the Municipal Plan on Addictions and Drug Addiction (PMAD), "where we have been working since 1992 on the prevention of the abusive consumption of alcohol and other drugs."
Within the strategic lines of the PMAD, we work in several areas of action: educational, community and institutional.
In the first of these areas, the educational, priority is given to actions in the levels of Primary Education and Secondary Education, working mainly with students between 6 and 16 years of age, as well as with the teaching staff.
In the community sphere, work is also carried out in neighborhoods and councils, holding activities such as "Health Weeks" and "Neighborhood Encounters", as well as workshops on Health Education and Prevention of Drug Dependencies aimed primarily at children, adolescents and women in different associations and social entities of the municipality.
And finally, in the institutional sphere, multiple actions are developed in collaboration with the Ministry, in terms of training and with different entities such as the University.
From the Consistory also supports the various social entities that are dedicated to the care, rehabilitation and social reintegration of people with problems of alcohol addiction, as well as other drugs.
To conclude, Ana Belén Castejón recalled that "reduce the harmful use of alcohol and the problems that drag, should be a collective commitment of the whole society."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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