Precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities in Vietnam

Precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities in Vietnam

Precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities according to Article 24 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019 are as follows:

- Encourage families and members of organizations and communities to disseminate and comply with regulations of law on prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.

- Integrate the prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages into cultural, arts and sports movements and activities, adoption of cultural lifestyle and other activities within communities.

- Encourage the inclusion of regulations on reduced consumption or non-consumption of alcoholic beverages at weddings, funerals and festivals in populated areas in village conventions.

- Encourage individuals and organizations not to use alcoholic beverages that have unknown origins and not undergone food safety inspection.

- Detect and report drunks and alcoholics with a view to issue warnings and take precautions and actions against behaviors affecting social order and safety.

2. Prevention, intervention to reduce and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on health in Vietnam

Prevention, intervention to reduce and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on health according to Article 22 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019 are as follows:

- Measures to prevent, intervene in reducing and reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on health include:

+ Provision of counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages to contact patients at health facilities;

+ Screening and early detection of risk factors affecting health of alcoholic beverage consumers; persons suffering from diseases or dysfunction associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages; alcoholics;

+ Interventions to reduce harmful effects on persons whose health is affected by risk factors and on pregnant women who suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome or are at risk of fetal alcohol poisoning; prevention and control of alcohol addiction and relapse;

+ Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of persons suffering from diseases or dysfunction associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

- Health facilities shall take measures mentioned in Clause 1 of Article 22 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019 under the professional and technical guidance of the Ministry of Health.

3. Prohibited acts in prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam

Prohibited acts in prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam according to Article 5 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019 are as follows:

- Inciting, persuading and forcing another to consume alcoholic beverages.

- Consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under 18 years of age (hereinafter referred to as “minors”).

- Selling, supplying and offering discounts on alcoholic beverages to minors.

- Employing minors to directly engage in production, purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages.

- Consumption of alcoholic beverages during working and learning hours and break time by officials, public employees and employees working for organizations, officers, enlistees, non-commissioned officers, soldiers and persons working for People's Armed Force, and students.

- Operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol.

- Advertising spirits having at least 15% ABV.

- Providing inaccurate and misleading information about effects of alcoholic beverages on health.

- Running sales promotions of alcoholic beverages having at least 15% ABV; using alcoholic beverages having at least 15% ABV to run sales promotions in any shape or form.

- Using raw materials, additives and food processing aids not permitted for use in food; raw materials, additives and food processing aids that are unqualified and of unknown origins for production and preparation of alcoholic beverages.

- Trading in spirits without any license or registration; selling alcoholic beverages using vending machines.

- Trading in, possessing and transporting alcoholic beverages that are counterfeit, illegally imported, unqualified and of unknown origin, illegally importing alcoholic beverages.

- Other prohibited acts related to alcoholic beverages as prescribed by law.

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