Decreto nº 6.117 + Politica Nacional sobre o Alcool (Health Decree-Law 6,117/2007 + National Policy on Alcohol)
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Substance Abuse Legislation
Brazil
23 May 2007
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Aprova a Política Nacional sobre o Álcool. A Política Nacional sobre o Álcool contém princípios fundamentais à sustentação de estratégias para o enfrentamento coletivo dos problemas relacionados ao consumo de álcool, contemplando a intersetorialidade e a integralidade de ações para a redução dos danos sociais, à saúde e à vida causados pelo consumo desta substância, bem como as situações de violência e criminalidade associadas ao uso prejudicial de bebidas alcoólicas na população brasileira.This Health Decree-Law approves the National Policy on Alcohol. The National Policy on Alcohol contains fundamental principles for sustaining collective coping strategies for problems related to alcohol consumption, contemplating the intersectoral and completeness of actions to reduce the social harm and health and life caused by the consumption of this substance, as well as the violence and crime associated with the harmful use of alcohol in our population.
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