'Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking' launches anti-drinking programme in North

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TFRD launches anti-drinking programme in North
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking (TFRD) is collaborating with the Department of Land Transport on the new programme "Alcohol We Know", which is directed at the Reserve Officer Training Cops Students (ROTCS). The programme is being run this month and next at the Reserve Affairs Centre in Chiang Mai with the first session taking place on January 7.

The programme aims to teach ROTCS about driving safely and the dangers of young people drinking alcohol.

Seven thousand students from Chiang Mai and Lamphun are participating in this programme, which is being facilitated by instructors from the Department of Land Transport.

"Alcohol is a major contributor to motorbike accidents and fatal crashes among young people," said the TFRD's Dr Olan Chongviwat.

"The Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking aims to lower harmful drinking behaviour such as excessive drinking, drunk driving, drinking in pregnancy and especially underage drinking, which causes health and social problems further down the line. Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are the most likely to drink excessively. The Foundation's goal is to discourage underage drinking and lower excessive consumption.

The foundation regularly runs programme to reduce harmful drinking. These include "Are You 20?", which asks for the support of retailers, pubs and bars in not selling alcoholic beverage to young people under the age of 20 in accordance with Thai law.


-- The Nation 2014-01-21

[noikrit]

I'll Drink to that !! .....

[tom21]

looks like a captive audients

[Nowhereman60]

Good idea, they should also offer it to the drunken farangs also.

[arthurboy]

This country gets more Orwellian by the day.

[DocN]

"The Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking (TFRD)"

This actually exists???

Cheers, guys!

[kurtgruen]

Hmmm...the amount of mothers of babies and toddlers, I see in Thailand, feeding their infants beer...maybe they should start the program at 9 month of age?

I hate it, when a Country is willing to let their sons and daughters die in a war, years before they are legally allowed to drink. I have always had an issue with that.

Prohibition does not work. When will the World realize that?

[bigbamboo]

I support this but I'm already responsible for most of the drinking in my house.

Edited January 21, 2014 by bigbamboo

[FangFerang]

Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking?

I cannot get my brain to follow that sequence of words. I typed them, but every time I try to understand it I get 'pink plus square equals seven', and then the neurons in my cerebral cortex hit a parse error and I black out. Who would have known it? A Thai agency is the gateway drug.

Now I want to snort heroin and wrestle crocodiles in a speedo in front of a cheering crowd of near-sighted old ladies who will mistake me for a man in his twenties. Ah, glory days to come....maybe I can get a hummer from one of the adoring throng while I watch Norwegian porno.

Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty I am free at last!

[Hornell]

Next it will be the temerance gangs and then - prohibition! Come back Al Capone, la famiglia will be able to operate all over again in the Land of Sobriety!

[Mampara]

Good idea, they should also offer it to the drunken farangs also.

Why! Are the drunken ferlangs following the well-known habit of urinating on the walls of your Soi too? Besides that, the so called drunken ferlangs are only zero, point zero, zero of the drunken population of your country, so why pick on the minority?

Furthermore, public drinking is actually encouraged by your existing government, by allowing alcohol to be sold by almost every street vendor that sells his contaminated food on the pavement (sidewalk) in full view of the youngsters going home or going to the shops, so in essence it is if Dada and Momma does it, it must be a good thing, so I can do it too. The same goes for the beatings that your mother gets from your father.

[seajae]

"The Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking (TFRD)"

This actually exists???

Cheers, guys!

change the "F" to a "U" and it does, Bloody alcohol sales would plummit if the north stopped drinking, they are the backbone of the liquor industry in Thailand, would also remove a lot of the ptp's/red shirt supporters as they would sober up and realize that they are full of sh*t, hence the "TURD"

[seajae]

looks like a captive audients

probably been promised a bottle of scotch if they listen to the rants

Edited January 21, 2014 by seajae

[robblok]

Good idea, they should also offer it to the drunken farangs also.

Why! Are the drunken ferlangs following the well-known habit of urinating on the walls of your Soi too? Besides that, the so called drunken ferlangs are only zero, point zero, zero of the drunken population of your country, so why pick on the minority?

Furthermore, public drinking is actually encouraged by your existing government, by allowing alcohol to be sold by almost every street vendor that sells his contaminated food on the pavement (sidewalk) in full view of the youngsters going home or going to the shops, so in essence it is if Dada and Momma does it, it must be a good thing, so I can do it too. The same goes for the beatings that your mother gets from your father.

I have nothing against drunken farangs but if they drive a car or bike they deserve all the problems they get (Thais too).

[casindonet]

Who thinks of all these names?

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[geriatrickid]

It is a program intended to address the problem of alcohol abuse in the military's reserve officer training program. It's a serious issue all over Thailand just as it is elsewhere. It's long overdue.

Young males + military comraderie/boys nights out + guns+ rural areas with not much to do but drink = health and safety issue.

[cardinalblue]

It won't work and this is the reason. When an org has to beg establishments/society structure not to serve alcohol to under 20 b/c it's the law?

W/o proper and stringent regulatory enforcement these soft efforts are nothing but words. Kind of like the 2,000B fine for burning one sees on signs around the province..W?O enforcment,people don't give a shit and continue doing as they please...

These efforts save face as then Thai authorities can say efforts are made even if they are totally worthless.This follows in line with "never confuse actitvites with achievement"

Change these types of behavior requires incredible and integrated approaches at all levels in a society and the Thai society just is not set up to accomplish such difficult undertakings...

All one needs to follow is the PH Minister setting the goal of 50% road fatality reduction in ten year from 2010..First two years in, the annual #s have gone up. Can't wait to hear how they did in 2013?Any bets?

Thais are finding out words don't make an effective program...

CB

[iancnx]

Road safety awareness is a good thing; vital in reducing deaths and injuries in the roads. But first how about a police force that can enforce current laws without corruption. Next the education needs to be at primary level. Kids need to be taught the dangers of liver disease and anti social behaviour associated with a bottle of laow Kaow for breakfast. Parents and siblings to be shamed by the youngsters. That would be a start and a plan for the next generation.

[MikeOboe57]

The Anti-Drinking-Programme seems to work. They appointed Chalerm in charge of the SoE. No problem, his subordinates just have to question all orders he issues after lunch and refuse any he issues after dinner.

[Eddy B]

Alchohol is a factor in many accidents but also stupid driving/riding of vehicles. Until Thailand brings in a proper driving teaching school, that teaches the youngsters how to drive/ride plus the rules of the road things will never change.

[mrtoad]

Taxing Lao Khao might be a good start, as well as proper drug and alcohol awareness programs in schools.

Maybe Chalerm can solve this endemic problem in 90 days.

[rotary]

I am launching an anti-TFRD campaign along with a E-Learning course on how to mind your own business that we will offer members of the TFRD.

[surangw]

Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking (TFRD) is hoping for it to become "thai upsurge in responsible drinking"

( TURD) for short

[chainarong]

The way the country is being governed ,it is not unreasonable to expect the whole of Thailand to be pissed, then again Suthep is enough to drive you to drink if you support the PTP , Thaskin brigade.

[movsrus]

Good luck with that. The roads in CM was a death trap with all the drunks driving around thinking they are in a tryout for a Formula 1 spot. Check out the venues around CM University and Rajabhat university campuses and the bars are going full blast. Despite the ROTC students being a captive audience I don't think the message of moderation is doing much on the general student population.

Not that the farangs are doing much to set an example. Driving late at night is a toss up between the drunk Thais and the drunker farangs. To each his own but it is dangerous driving here anytime after 10 PM.

[zyphodb]

Thai Foundation for Responsible Drinking (TFRD)

[harrry]

I'll drink to that.