New Delhi: Alcohol globally has become a major killer. The WHO says globally, 6.2% of all male deaths are alcohol-related, compared to 1.1% of female deaths. Around 3.2 lakh young people aged 15-29 years die annually from drinking, resulting in 9% of all deaths in that age group.
Experts say liquor raises the risk of as many as 60 diseases. What’s most worrying for India is that the country is home to one of the largest alcoholic beverage industries in the world, producing 65% of the alcohol in south-east Asia.
India contributes to about 7% of the total alcohol beverage imports into the region. India was among the first countries to raise an alarm against alcohol.
Since then, it has not been able to put in place an effective anti-alcohol policy.
In Gujarat, selling hooch also kills
Gujarat is the only state in the country that has death penalty for those found guilty of making and selling spurious liquor which causes death. Governor Dr Kamala gave her stamp of approval to the Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2009 on December 5, two years after it was cleared by the Gujarat assembly.
Experts say liquor raises the risk of as many as 60 diseases. What’s most worrying for India is that the country is home to one of the largest alcoholic beverage industries in the world, producing 65% of the alcohol in south-east Asia.
India contributes to about 7% of the total alcohol beverage imports into the region. India was among the first countries to raise an alarm against alcohol.
Since then, it has not been able to put in place an effective anti-alcohol policy.
In Gujarat, selling hooch also kills
Gujarat is the only state in the country that has death penalty for those found guilty of making and selling spurious liquor which causes death. Governor Dr Kamala gave her stamp of approval to the Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2009 on December 5, two years after it was cleared by the Gujarat assembly.
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