Mexico: Alarm Over Alcohol Consumption Rising in Young People

Surveys conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry of the State of Baja California (IEPBC) reveal the extent of alcohol harm among the young Mexicans.
Alcohol harm is pervasive in Mexico – and extends beyond health, social, and economic harm even to environmental damage, such as drought and water scarcity.
In Mexico, the alcohol industry profits massively from this scenario of rising youth alcohol use, while society is facing growing alcohol harms.