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31/10/2011 by admin.
With the increasing scurge of teenage binge drinking an MP who is also a doctor has recently called for an increase in minimum alcohol prices in an attempt to reduce the harm caused by alcohol in this vulnerable age group.
Another study has come out this week showing that some children as young as 12 years of age are already regular drinkers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15511018
In the area where I live the drink of choice for teenagers seems to be cheap vodka & cheap wine which are both readily and easily available in most supermarkets.
When alcohol was only available through off licenses and public houses was teenage drinking less of a problem ?
Maybe alcohol is now too readily available to us all. It is so easy to pop a couple of bottles in your trolley when you are doing your grocery shop.
Maybe the teenagers are taking the alcohol from their parents without their knowledge.
Evidence suggest that increasing the prices of alcohol may help to reduce consumption but should we be going further and making alcohol less easily available to teenagers ?
Do we encourage responsible drinking in our youngsters or should we operate a zero tolerance ?
. Maybe we need to bring back the locked drinks cabinet & the off license! Let us know your thoughts in comments
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28/06/2011 by admin.
BBC news stories related to drugs and alcohol in the UK this month:
Plan to stop underage drinkers in Newquay BBC News Devon 27 June 2011 A project to stop adults buying alcohol for underage drinkers has begun in a Cornwall resort.Police said the scheme in Newquay was aimed at reminding people that it was an offence to buy under 18s alcohol.During the summer, teams of youth service workers will visit campsites to highlight the dangers. Police said the offence can lead to a £5,000 fine.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13935632
Health warning to festivalgoers BBC news 21 June 2011 Too much alcohol, drugs, and sex, coupled with poor hygiene, can be a health risk at festivals, an expert is warning.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13859236
Grampian drug deaths jump prompts warning to users BBC News NE Scotland 9 June 2011 Drug users have been warned of the dangers they face amid an “alarming” rise in the number of deaths in Grampian.” “In the majority of cases, people have taken a lethal cocktail of substances, ones which on their own present dangers but when taken together amplify these risks.”Combinations of drugs including alcohol, benzodiazepines, heroin, methadone and cocaine have been involved.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-13712503
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