Section 11760 Of Article 1. Statement Of Problems Related To The Inappropriate Use Of Alcoholic Beverages And Other Drug Use And The Reasons For And Limitations On State Government’s Role From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. The Legislature finds and declares that problems related to
the inappropriate use of alcoholic beverages and other drug use
adversely affect the general welfare of the people of California.
These problems include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Substantial fatalities, permanent disability, and property
damage resulting from driving under the influence. Crimes involving
alcohol and other drug use are a drain on law enforcement, the
courts, and the penal system.
(b) Alcoholism in the individual, which is an addiction to the
drug alcohol, with its attendant deterioration of physical and
emotional health and social well-being.
(c) Alcoholism and other drug use in the family with its attendant
deterioration of all relationships and the well-being of family
members.
(d) A risk of increased susceptibility to serious illnesses and
other major health problems that ultimately create a burden on both
public and private health facilities and resources.
(e) A risk of fetal alcohol syndrome.
(f) Losses in production and tax revenues due to absenteeism,
unemployment, and industrial accidents.