Young people are turning their backs on alcohol
“Shunning alcohol becomes ‘mainstream’ among young people as a third are now teetotal,” reports The Independent.
A study involving nearly 10,000 young people in the UK found that the proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds who say they never drink alcohol rose from 18% in 2005 to 29% in 2015.
The researchers said the drop in numbers of young people drinking suggested a shift in attitudes towards alcohol. They say this could be due to increased awareness of the health risks of alcohol, as well as changes in the way young people spend their leisure time.
The study also found that young people who did drink alcohol were drinking less nowadays and that binge drinking rates were falling.
For more information into the study you can read more on the NHS website
