Young people and alcohol

New research shows that drinking is not an automatic rite of passage

The immediate effects of drinking alcohol concern young people more than longer-term health effects. | Photo: Photo: Dave Dugdale rentvine.com / flickr CC

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.

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