Alcohol and Young People

Marie Bisset & Matthew Bowman

Bolton Healthy Schools team

What do these people all have in common?

Trends

Most young people do not drink 11–15-year-olds increased from 5

units/week in 1990 to more than 11units/week in 2006.

47 %of 15-year-old girls had been drunk in last month compared with 37 % of boys

Increased numbers of young people drink in the street

Most young people get their alcohol from their parents

Consequences

Effects on health Education Sport Looks Relationships Careless An embarrassment

Units:

What is a unit? One unit of alcohol is 10ml by volume, or

8g by weight, of pure alcohol Recommended safe limits: Men: 3-4 units/day, 28 units a week Women:2-3 units/day, 21 units a week Young people: no safe limitsBinge drinking:10 units for men, 7 units for women

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Young People-mixed messages

Suggest that drink can contribute to sexual appeal.

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Adults:

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Where to get help:

The Parallel Young Peoples Health Centre 01204 462444

360 substance misuse service for young people and families 01204 337330

School Nurse Teen Life Check: Teen health quiz for 12-15 year olds - NHS

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