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Thursday, February 8, 2007

Tackling young people's drinking pt83


Tackling young people's drinking pt83



  • Wales: Police claim to have successfully targeted alcohol related violence and disorder during a month long campaign. Over the Christmas and New Year period officers in the Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly County Borough areas confiscated alcohol from under 18s on 95 separate occasions, preventing any further potential disorder. During the campaign extra patrols were on duty targeting such behaviour. 21 arrests were also made for various offences such as drunk and disorderly behaviour and other public order offences. News Wales


  • Police have published a picture showing just some of the booze that they took from teenagers last Friday night, in a blitz on anti-social behaviour in Dunstable and Houghton Regis. A police team led by Insp Dave Boyle found youngsters, aged from 13 to 16, was out until 11.30pm. Alcohol seized from the under-age drinkers including cases of strong lager and vodka-based alcopops. Police immediately took many children home, and the youngsters were asked to explain themselves in front of their parents. This was the second police operation of its kind in recent weeks. Bedford Today


  • Isle of Man: In line with the Chief Minister's Drug and Alcohol Strategy, year seven students are being informed about the dangers of volatile substance abuse, year nines about cannabis and year 10s about binge drinking. Students from each year group are being invited to take part in a competition to design a poster linked to the theme they are learning about. Judged with the help of the Department of Health and Social Security's health promotion office, a winning entry in each category from each of the five secondary schools will be picked to be made into an official poster that will be displayed in schools and youth centres. Meanwhile a drug and alcohol education website for students is being developed by a year 11 student from St Ninian's High School, Douglas. The site will target under-18s and will include information, a monthly newsletter, details of where to get help and interactive elements. Isle of Man Today


  • Off-licences in an area of Teesside have brought in a permanent ban on selling alcohol to people under 21. Five shops in Marske introduced the trial ban in August last year to try to reduce drink-related crime. Since the voluntary ban Cleveland Police said incidents of youngsters being drunk and disorderly had plummeted in the town. Traders also said their staff and customers were happy with the ban and had decided to make it permanent. BBC News

Contributor: Libby Ranzetta AlcoholPolicy UK February 08, 2007
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