“Of course, he is right in the sense that on New Year's holidays people abuse alcohol, consume large doses of strong alcohol, and mortality is really increasing these days.
But I believe that these measures should be gradual and aimed at reducing demand.
Because whoever needs it, he will buy himself three boxes in advance and will provide all the holidays, ”explained Govorin.
According to him, in the first place should be measures aimed at reducing the demand for alcohol.
“Explanations, public service announcements ... We must now, in December, say that consumption, especially of strong alcoholic beverages, is a risk of severe forms of COVID ... We know that in chronic alcoholism there are specific forms of lung damage.
We must inform people so that they know, ”the deputy stressed.
The parliamentarian also noted that other measures should be aimed at gradually limiting the time of sale, points of sale, so that there is no accessibility, especially for young people.
Earlier, a member of the Public Chamber, Sultan Khamzayev, proposed to ban the sale of alcohol in the first days of the new year - January 1 and 2.
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