Archive post. Issued by SAMNET on 18 July 2024 and published here as part of SAMNET’s advocacy archive. The call for volunteers is a standing one — email info@samnet.co.za.
SAMNET has had a very positive response to its message on alcohol advertising and controls. We want to take that further, and to call for more engagement and participation in this project.
It has been done before
There are many examples of civil society and legislative action that have shifted alcohol, addiction and abuse. Iceland is the clearest of them: a national programme that produced an enormous social change within a single generation. Some even attribute part of the success of their national football team to it.
The question for us is not whether change is possible. It is whether we are willing to organise for it.
What to read and watch
- How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers — BBC.
- How George plans to tackle underage drinking and drug use — GroundUp. A programme drawn from the Icelandic model, being run in George. Nearly half of the 13- and 14-year-olds at one school had been drunk at least once, the survey found.
- Lessons from Iceland: how one country turned around a teen drinking crisis — CBC.
- Alcohol Harms Reduction Campaign — DGMT. A South African strategy to reduce the harmful effects of heavy and binge drinking.
Get involved
Share your feedback, or volunteer for this and other projects, by emailing info@samnet.co.za.
Related
Why and How to Complain About Alcohol Advertising · Alcoholism in South Africa · Harm Reduction for Children and Youth
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