More alcohol prevention needed for teens: doctorsDOING ENOUGH? Government agencies focus less on alcohol education and prevention for young people than on tobacco and drug prevention, but alcohol consumption is the cause of multiple health and social issues, Yen said. “Hopefully, the government will add alcohol prevention as an item in its budget next year,” he added. HPA Tobacco Control Division official Lu Meng-ying (呂孟穎) said that alcohol prevention is promoted through interministerial channels. The HPA bundles alcohol prevention with its tobacco prevention, so the tobacco prevention funding is available to alcohol prevention efforts, typically in the form of special projects, he added.

Source: Taipei Times July 04, 2020 15:56 UTC