India gives a free condom with every bottle of alcohol sold

[Champ]

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - India, home to the world's second-largest HIV (news - web sites) population, may have found a perfect cocktail for safe sex -- a free condom with every bottle of alcohol sold at liquor shops.

The southern state of Andhra Pradesh has made it mandatory for liquor shops to hand out a free condom with every bottle of alcohol they sell from December 1, the World AIDS (news - web sites) Day.

"The new measure is part of an awareness campaign among those who drink about the dangers of unsafe sex," K. Damayanti, head of the state-run AIDS Control Society, told Reuters.

The state government would supply the condoms free to shops and distribution would be monitored, she said.

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[ohioliberal]

1. This makes sense to me

When you drink too much you end up doing things you might not do when your under the influence.

[jdots]

2. good idea

It's a good idea to stop giving away a bottle of cheap booze to everyone who buys a condom.