Nacada raises alarm over rise in alcohol consumption at home
Nacada Chairperson Mabel Imbuga addressing journalists during the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Nairobi on June 26,2020. PHOTO|SILA KIPLAGAT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The country, she said, faces a serious challenge of alcohol and drug abuse that threatens to reverse hard earned socio-economic development.
Alcohol use also contributes to the highest burden of substance use disorders with 10.4 per cent of the population aged between 15 and 65 years being addicted to it.
Nacada Board of Directors Chairperson Mabel Imbuga said that there is an upsurge in online sale of liquor which exposes the youth to the risk of alcohol abuse since they easily access the commodity through online outlets.
The National Authority for Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has raised concern over the prevalent consumption of alcohol in the presence of children.
Nacada said that due to Covid-19 restrictions, some parents take alcohol at home and this exposes children drug and alcohol abuse
