Rotterdam city council plans to begin experimenting with lessons about the dangers of alcohol for nine-year-olds, Nos television reports on Wednesday.

The lessons have been prompted by statistics which show one in three children have tasted alcohol by the time they reach the age of 12. Dutch teenagers are among the heaviest drinkers in Europe.
The information sessions are meant for children and their parents but the council has not yet worked out how they will be organised, Nos said.
Restricting sales
The Dutch anti-alcohol abuse group STAP said nine is ‘extremely young’ to begin providing information about alcohol abuse. In addition, restricting sales is a better way of reducing teenage drinking, a spokeswoman told the broadcaster.
However, it is a good initiative to get parents up to speed on the issues, the organisation said.
Currently, 16-year-olds are allowed to buy beer and wine in the Netherlands but there is pressure to increase this to 18. In May, new legislation came into effect which makes it a criminal offence for the under-16s to be caught with alcohol.
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