ALCOHOL - KNOW YOUR LIMITS

Drugs and acohol have been a mass probem in the UK for decades. Films such as Transpotting, Human Traffic, kidULTHOOD are all films which contain drug or alcohol usage which are 'open' for teenagers and young adults to relate to when socialising. Although they may not affect some of the UK's young population but according to rates pubished by the NHS, binge drinking has increased. 

The full report can be found in this webfile made by the NHS on the current attitudes and statictics on drinking in the UK; 

http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/alcohol10/Statistics_on_Alcohol_England_2010.pdf

Main findings - 

In England, in 2008:
• 71% of men and 56% of women (aged 16 and over) reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day in the week prior to interview. 11% of men and 6% of women reported drinking on every day in the previous week.
• 38% of men drank over 4 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview and 29% of women drank more than 3 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview. 22% of men reported drinking over 8 units and 15% of women reported drinking over 6 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview.
• The average weekly alcohol consumption was 16.8 units for men and 8.6 units for women.
• 28% of men reported drinking more than 21 units in an average week. For women, 19% reported drinking more than 14 units in an average week.
• 18% of school pupils aged 11 to 15 reported drinking alcohol in the week prior to interview; this figure is lower than 2001, when 26% of pupils reported drinking in the last week.
• 48% of pupils said they had never had a proper alcoholic drink, compared to 39% in 2003.
• Pupils who drank in the last week consumed an average of 14.6 units
• In 2006 to 2008, young people in London were less likely to have drunk alcohol in the last week (39%) than young people living in any other Government Office Region (51% to 63%)
71% of men and 56% of women (aged 16 and over) reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day in the week prior to interview. 11% of men and 6% of women reported drinking on every day in the previous week.
• 38% of men drank over 4 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview and 29% of women drank more than 3 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview. 22% of men reported drinking over 8 units and 15% of women reported drinking over 6 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview.
• The average weekly alcohol consumption was 16.8 units for men and 8.6 units for women.
• 28% of men reported drinking more than 21 units in an average week. For women, 19% reported drinking more than 14 units in an average week.
• 18% of school pupils aged 11 to 15 reported drinking alcohol in the week prior to interview; this figure is lower than 2001, when 26% of pupils reported drinking in the last week.
• 48% of pupils said they had never had a proper alcoholic drink, compared to 39% in 2003.
• Pupils who drank in the last week consumed an average of 14.6 units
• In 2006 to 2008, young people in London were less likely to have drunk alcohol in the last week (39%) than young people living in any other Government Office Region (51% to 63%)