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Cabinet Secretary for Health backs childhood free from alcohol marketing

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, has added his support to the Alcohol Free Childhood campaign, aimed at ensuring children and young people grow up free from the harmful effects of alcohol marketing.

The campaign is a joint campaign of Alcohol Focus Scotland, BMA Scotland, Children in Scotland, Scottish Families affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD) and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol (SHAAP) - supported by around 50 other organisations across Scotland. Joining the First Minister and 80 other MSPs in supporting this campaign, the Cabinet Secretary said: 

“I am pleased to support the campaign to reduce children and young people’s exposure to alcohol marketing. Children and young people should grow up and play in spaces free from alcohol advertising, but research shows that too many children and young people are exposed to alcohol adverts.  I am determined to improve the health of the people of Scotland, and in particular to reduce alcohol harm, and by supporting children and young people to have an alcohol free childhood the benefits will be felt for generations to come.”