More Young People Drink More
March 22, 2008 at 8:44 pm | Posted in Current Topics, Lifestyle | 2 CommentsCalling time on young people’s alcohol consumption
People are drinking more alcohol in many societies than ever before. In
the UK, Ireland, Denmark, and increasingly Australia, young people
drink more alcohol than those in the USA, France, and other
Mediterranean countries. The way in which adolescents drink in
different countries also varies. Frequency of drinking, regular
drunkenness, binge drinking, and being drunk before the age of 13
years, are all indicators of an unhealthy pattern of alcohol misuse
that is becoming more common. So, for example, 27% of UK 15-year-olds
admit to drinking at least five drinks in a row in the past 30 days
compared with 22% in 1995; in girls, as many as 29% binge drink. In the
USA, 19% of 15-year-olds binge drink. Accidental death, self-harm,
suicide, injury, violent behaviour, unprotected sex, alcohol
dependence, and liver disease can all result. Nearly half of the
alcohol drunk by these young people comes from the family home.
Supermarkets, local shops, off-licences, pubs, and clubs provide the
rest.
the UK, Ireland, Denmark, and increasingly Australia, young people
drink more alcohol than those in the USA, France, and other
Mediterranean countries. The way in which adolescents drink in
different countries also varies. Frequency of drinking, regular
drunkenness, binge drinking, and being drunk before the age of 13
years, are all indicators of an unhealthy pattern of alcohol misuse
that is becoming more common. So, for example, 27% of UK 15-year-olds
admit to drinking at least five drinks in a row in the past 30 days
compared with 22% in 1995; in girls, as many as 29% binge drink. In the
USA, 19% of 15-year-olds binge drink. Accidental death, self-harm,
suicide, injury, violent behaviour, unprotected sex, alcohol
dependence, and liver disease can all result. Nearly half of the
alcohol drunk by these young people comes from the family home.
Supermarkets, local shops, off-licences, pubs, and clubs provide the
rest.
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