[size=+1]British teenage girls are biggest binge drinkers in Europe[/size]
Teenage girls in Britain are more likely to binge drink than anywhere else in Europe, a report by the Department of Health has revealed.
More than half of girls aged 15 and 16 years old admit drinking to excess at least once a month, according to research.
Unusually, young British women were found to binge drink more than teenage boys; the opposite pattern to most European countries.
The Department of Health has now submitted the report to a Commons health select committee inquiry, warning that young adults who drink to excess before going out for the night are more likely to be involved in crime.
Statistics, based on a 2007 report from the European School Survey project on Alcohol and other Drugs, showed 55 per cent of girls in the UK consumed five or more drinks on at least once a month.
The figure makes them the most likely to binge drink in Europe, followed by those in Portugal, Malta and Estonia.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...rls-are-biggest-binge-drinkers-in-Europe.html
Teenage girls in Britain are more likely to binge drink than anywhere else in Europe, a report by the Department of Health has revealed.
More than half of girls aged 15 and 16 years old admit drinking to excess at least once a month, according to research.
Unusually, young British women were found to binge drink more than teenage boys; the opposite pattern to most European countries.
The Department of Health has now submitted the report to a Commons health select committee inquiry, warning that young adults who drink to excess before going out for the night are more likely to be involved in crime.
Statistics, based on a 2007 report from the European School Survey project on Alcohol and other Drugs, showed 55 per cent of girls in the UK consumed five or more drinks on at least once a month.
The figure makes them the most likely to binge drink in Europe, followed by those in Portugal, Malta and Estonia.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...rls-are-biggest-binge-drinkers-in-Europe.html
