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Raising the drinking age is not the answer to Scotland’s alcohol problem.

The Scottish Government have announced their intention to raise the drinking age to 21 in off-sales (i.e. supermarkets, convenience stores, and other 'off licences') across the country as part of their strategy to tackle Scotland's alcohol problem.

Whilst we strongly support efforts to encourage responsible drinking, we believe that raising the drinking age is not a useful method of tackling the core issues at play.

Age is not the real issue here. Culture is. The Scottish Government needs to do more to tackle the culture of irresponsible drinking that differentiates us from those countries where alcohol abuse is not such a problem.

CARDAS (Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland) will be responding to any Government consultation as such and would encourage you to do the same.

In the mean time why not sign the online petition at:

 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=253

Contact Info;

Email

tom@cardas.org.uk

Website

http://www.cardas.org.uk

Office

Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland (CARDAS)

 Location

5/2 Bristo Square, Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL

Edinburgh, United Kingdom