Among the results of the Survey that the Ministry of Health does every two years on alcohol, drugs and other addictions, the increased compulsive use of the Internet is striking, especially of online games that involve money.

In fact, the number of people who have used this option in the last 12 months has doubled that of 2017 (it has gone from 3.5% of the surveyed population to 6.7%).

It mainly affects the youngest groups, between 25 and 34 years old, although it also includes minors (8.3%), underlines the new Government delegate for the National Plan on Drugs, Joan Ramón Villalbí, who insists on the "need for regulation" in this regard.

Then, from the age of 35, the pattern of gambling with money begins to change, intensifying the percentages in person.

The delegate himself explained at the press conference that "

in recent years, the offer of spaces to go play

" in person

has increased a lot

.

According to the survey, 63.6% of those surveyed admitted to having visited these spaces in the last 12 months.

Between 55 and 64 years, the percentage rises to 77.1%.

Villalbí has ​​also been concerned about the consumption of electronic cigarettes.

"We need more demanding regulation."

They are a new dynamic that has grown by almost four points since 2015 (from 6.8% to 10.5%).

"

We are very concerned about the phenomenon of influencers that both the tobacco and alcohol industries

are using" to promote these types of products.

The entry of this type of cigarettes is reducing the impact achieved in recent years with tobacco regulations.

It is a "great concern".

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