Czech doctors on Wednesday unveiled a new plan to combat alcoholism in the
country. The National Action Plan, as proposed by the Association for
Addictive Diseases, should increase public awareness of the issue, and make
more people with drinking problems undergo treatment, the head of the
association, Petr Popov, said. One of the new strategies should curb
people’s consumption of alcohol rather than make them give it up for
good. The Czech Republic ranks among the countries with the highest
consumption of alcohol in the world, with each Czech over 15 years of age
annually consuming nearly 17 litres of pure alcohol.