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Last Friday began in Jumilla Autoescuela some workshops to raise awareness among drivers who are preparing to obtain the license on alcohol and drugs.

This activity, which will develop in the other driving schools in the city, is included in the Municipal Plan of Drug Dependence of the Department of Social Policy of the municipality of Jumilla.

In presenting the workshops, Council Member for Social Policy Mariana Gomez recalled that "through the Municipal Drug Addiction have been carried out throughout the year various activities, both in schools and colleges as in the general population, Schools through Family and Summer Toy Library where they have worked issues preventing substance abuse. "

In this case, "the purpose of the workshops, which are oriented to the future drivers who are preparing to obtain a license, it's about awareness of the damage alcohol and drugs when driving a car, since it lose capacity and endanger human lives, "Gomez said, adding that" besides the figure is to disseminate and distribute alternative driver guides explaining the amount of alcohol consumed and the risk of controls positive for blood alcohol. "

For its part, Maria Perez, a psychologist and instructor of the talks, said that "it is the first time you do this workshop in driving schools, and they're going to put more emphasis on alcohol abuse, but also will explain the risks associated with other substances which are also consumed among young people. "

"They will be dynamic activities in which students ask themselves, and try to eliminate erroneous myths techniques do not get caught and are not true," said the instructor.

Also "will be taught strategies to attend events where alcohol can be consumed, but then need to take the vehicle and therefore endanger the life of the person and the other drivers," said Maria Perez.

Finally, the representative of Jumilla Driver said that "this type of activity comes in handy because it is a complement to all matter and teaching already taught them in this time-consuming in examining issues related to driver status ".

He also stressed that "issues like alcohol and drugs are very important because there are many accidents in which the liability is due to alcohol consumption and especially the young people we are talking about human lives, 40% of fatal accidents are alcohol and drugs, unfortunately, more and more, up to 10%. "

The councilman of Social Policy Mariana Gomez thanked the collaboration of local driving schools in this activity.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla