Social Issues Within Austria

Countries dispersed throughout the globe from every corner seem to share many benefits and troubles, though separated by thousands of miles and exposed to vastly different lifestyles. In this instance, however, Austria suffers from a fairly common ailment: Issues within the established society. At a glance, Austria is the 7th wealthiest country in Central Europe. With more money, however, comes more problems as the late and forever great Notorious B.I.G. once said. Throwing dollar after dollar at problems is not a justified solution to any issue that can be presented.

Native Austrian: Notorious B.I.G

That being said, Austria has made attempts to establish some sort of reformation among the youth of the country by instilling more monetary funds into education but only to be plagued with the following problems concerning it’s youth: High drinking, smoking, and relatively high suicide rates among younger, under age individuals. In your opinion, what role can religion and the government, respectively, play in bringing the aforementioned issues down within Austria to at least a more tightly controlled level?