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Utrecht considers 18 age limit for alcoholTuesday 03 November 2009 Utrecht is considering raising the legal age for buying beer and wine from 16 to 18 when new laws are brought in allowing local authorities to impose their own age limits, the AD reports on Tuesday. MPs are due to debate legislation allowing councils to increase the age limit in two weeks. Utrecht city council hopes every where will opt for the 18-year limit, the paper says, without quoting sources. In July a government commission recommended raising the age for buying alcohol and soft drugs from 16 to 18. At the moment, 16-year-olds can buy wine and beer and Dutch teenagers are heavy drinkers compared with other European countries. But MPs are known to have concerns about the idea of a flexible age limit. Some say the move will lead to alcohol tourism, with teenagers crossing into neighbouring villages to buy beer where the age limit is lower. © DutchNews.nl
The answer does not lie in prohibition. Education about realistic values is the answer. Smokers used to be admired, now they are looked upon as mere suckers. Hopefully soon softdrug consumers will be recognised as the stupids they are and youngsters will learn that getting drunk is not an achiefment: it is a failure. By Frans | November 3, 2009 6:13 PM If our children are such leavy drinkers compared to other European countries why not make the rule simple across Holland. No serving of drinks to under 18's. Why leave items of national interest and maybe national concern to local authorities. Andy By Andy | November 4, 2009 7:37 AM Frans i totally agree with you.It is education (PARENTS and school) that is lacking and not age limits. So if you drink like animal from 21 onwards is that OK? By kos | November 4, 2009 12:30 PM As a certified alcohol and substance abuse profession working in the field I strongly encourage raising the age to 21. Alcohol is responsible for more fatal car accidents than anything else, is a huge reason that families break up, not to mention a strong dependence up there with opiates. Alcohol is simply dangerous and the idea that a 16 year old can buy alcohol as he/she wishes is ridiculous. As the article states the NL has a massive teen alcohol abuse rate. Wise up NL. By davis | November 5, 2009 8:45 AM
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i think it should be 21, and inforce it properly, just look at the problems in the UK, we have far too many chavs, its a national disgrace
By adhd | November 3, 2009 4:35 PM