The immediate effects of drinking alcohol concern young people more than longer-term health effects. Photo: Photo: Dave Dugdale rentvine.com / flickr CC
Young people and alcohol
New research shows that drinking is not an automatic rite of passage
by The Friend Newsdesk
31st August 2012
Drinking and getting drunk is not an automatic rite of passage for young people in the UK. This is the key finding of a recent research study undertaken by academics at Middlesex University and published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
