BANGKOK, 5 July 2017 (NNT) – The Stop Drink Network and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation are organizing a campaign to invite public members to refrain from drinking during the upcoming Buddhist Lent in honor of His Majesty the late King.

Director of the Stop Drink Network Songkran Pakchokedee stated that the no-drinking campaign for this year’s Buddhist Lent focuses on public participation from the community to district and provincial levels. It also aims to create a new generation of anti-alcohol advocates as a way of doing good deeds and following the royal footsteps of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

For the past 15 years, the number of participants in the no-drinking campaign has been found to be on the rise. According to a survey of participants, over 80 percent said their abstention from alcohol allows them to save money while enjoying better health, both physically and mentally, while 31 percent said it helps reduce family problems. Another 60 percent expressed determination to remain sober after the Lent period.BANGKOK, 5 July 2017 (NNT) – The Stop Drink Network and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation are organizing a campaign to invite public members to refrain from drinking during the upcoming Buddhist Lent in honor of His Majesty the late King.

Another 60 percent expressed determination to remain sober after the Lent period.

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