Distribution of free breathalyser kits can give wrong impression

Good intentions may be defeated

Distributing breathalyser kits freely could risk giving the wrong impression that excessive drinking is condoned, insurance association head, Adrian Galea, has warned.

The director general of the Malta Insurance Association was commenting to this newspaper after Social Policy Minister Michael Falzon announced on Monday that about 3,000 self-administered kits would be distributed across the island. The move is part of efforts to curb excessive drinking during village feasts.

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While welcoming the decision to address the issue and introduce new measures to discourage excessive drinking, Mr Galea pointed out that handing out breathalysers in such a way could have the opposite impact.

“The good intentions may be defeated if such kits are loosely distributed, conveying the wrong impression that excessive drinking is condoned,” he remarked.

The association has, in recent months, been very....

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As reported by Claire Caruana on the Times of Malta, Thursday, June 22, 2017.