Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-16-Speech-3-125"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-05-16"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010516.4.3-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-16-Speech-3-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, this was an extremely important report. Right across Europe, the abuse of alcohol by children and adolescents is a growing problem. In Ireland the level of alcohol abuse by young people has grown dramatically over the years. One of the things we need to look at is the whole advertising campaign by the alcohol industry. The alcohol industry portrays alcohol as something that is necessary to enjoy life. It portrays the abuse of alcohol as something that is acceptable in society. Yet when you look at what happens in society – not just to young people but also to older people – one of the major problems we have is the abuse of alcohol, which contributes to violence in the home, violence on the streets and to serious crime. We have to address this issue. One of the best ways of addressing this is by looking at the advertising industry. For example, there is a restriction on cigarette advertising on television, yet there is no restriction on alcohol advertising on television. There is something seriously wrong here. Yes, smoking damages health and causes major problems for the smoker and for passive smokers. But alcohol causes major problems throughout society, from health problems, to violence, to abuse against other people and the persons themselves. We need to consider whether it is acceptable that the alcohol industry can advertise in such a carte blanche fashion. It is completely unacceptable. We need to address this. We need proper restrictions on the advertising of alcohol. It is a drug and should be accepted and recognised as such. It should not be promoted as something that is necessary to enjoy life, because it is not."@en1
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