MCAAP

Maxor Centre for Alcohol Abuse Prevention

About Us

Maxor Centre for Alcohol Abuse Prevention:

Maxor Centre for Alcohol Abuse Prevention is a Port Harcourt, Nigerian based NGO specializing in Alcohol Harm Prevention and Control Advocacy. Maxor provides leadership and resource channel needed to prevent children and the vulnerables in our communities from abusing alcohol, and to help persons who are addicted to recover and to protect our families and communities from the dangers of alcohol abuse. Our special contribution is to children and the youth in our communities.

Youth - Our Special Focus:

The WHO European Charter on Alcohol adopted in 1995 explicitly states that – “all children and adolescents have the right to grow up in an environment protected from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption and to the extent possible, from the promotion of alcohol beverages”.

This rightly applies to all youth across the world. Sadly, this is becoming unattainable the world over. Not only are children in most developing countries growing up in an environment where they are bombarded with positive images of alcohol, but our children are a key target of the marketing practices of the alcohol industry.

The Need for More Effort:

Alcohol abuse results in shorter life expectancies and higher mortality rates. Our youth have increased chances of illness and early death from damaged liver, intestines, gastrological and endocrine systems, heart, nervous and respiratory systems, the throat and esophagus and from cancer. Alcohol is known to compromise the immune system and wide range of medical drugs. Beyond all these, drinkers suffer increased risk of accidental injury to themselves and others from stupor, distorted perception, impaired motor control and psychosis. The associated social and medical cost are just too enormous to be ignored.

It is compelling that the adults must protect and guide the youth to fruitful succession, hence we are constrained to campaign for improved awareness of the harm associated with alcohol drinking, especially to the youth of all countries of the world and more especially to the youth of Nigeria.