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| An international study of 100,000 teens across 35 countries has found that the UK has the third highest proportion of binge drinking teens in Europe. Binge drinking was defined as five units of alcohol in a session, three times a month. 26% of boys owned up to this (an increase of 2% since 1999) but girls are at 29% (an increase of 9%). Experts blame the findings, from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs published in December, on a variety of factors including: women's freedom, less disapproval of drunkenness, the ladette culture, and Alcopops. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Youthwork - May 2005 |
| A government survey of 10,000 British children aged 11 to 15 reveals that 23% had drunk alcohol in the previous week compared to 25% in 2003. For the first time since the biannual survey began in 1982 girls are drinking the same amount as boys. Boy's drinking has fallen since 2003 while girls have stayed the same. The average weekly consumption among girls is 10.2 units, while for boys it is 11.3 units. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Youthwork - May 2005 |
| Recent statistics reveal the extent of the problem in an area populated by 23,000 people. A health survey in 1999 revealed that 47% of adult males on the islands admitted to drinking over the twice the safe amount of alcohol per week. Similarly, a 2002 NHS report found that 13 to 15 year olds in Shetland consumed significantly more alcohol than their counterparts in the rest of the UK. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Faithworks - Issue 4 2005 |
| Arrests for cannabis possession have fallen by a third in the first year since the drug was downgraded, official figures have revealed. The Home Office said the move to re-classify the drug from Class B to Class C had saved police in England and Wales an estimated 199,000 hours of work. Cannabis is now ranked alongside anabolic steroids and some prescription anti-depressants. Its possession is generally not an arrestable offence. Ministers insist cannabis use by young people had remained stable. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 29th January 2005 |
| Random testing of school pupils for drugs has been introduced by a comprehensive school in Kent. Ten students arriving for the start of the new term at the Abbey School in Faversham, had mouth swabs taken by non teaching staff seeking traces of cannabis, Ecstasy and cocaine. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Evangelical Times - February 2005 |
| Alcohol related deaths in North Staffordshire have risen by 48% in just four years. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show 90 people in the former North Staffordshire Health Authority area died from the effects of alcohol in 2003, compared with 61 in 1999. Fifty of the 2003 deaths were reported in Stoke-on-Trent, compared to 35 in 1999. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel – 27th January 2005 |
| The news from the Caribbean was distressing yesterday for die-hard smokers trying to hold back the tide of anti-tobacco laws. Cuba, which for decades has been associated with the rolling and consumption of fine cigars, is abruptly joining the ranks of countries around the world taking steps to outlaw lighting up in public spaces. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent – 21st January 2005 |
| Persistent drunks will be banned from all the pubs in their home area, the Government warned yesterday as it sought to quell growing alarm that 24-hour pub opening could encourage binge-drinking. Bars in areas blighted by alcohol-fuelled hooliganism will be given eight weeks to tackle the problem or be ordered to pay towards the extra cost of policing and street cleaning. And, in a move that angered brewers, pubs and clubs will have to pay up to £1,905 for new drinks licences, a massive increase on the current £10 annual flat fee. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent – 22nd January 2005 |
| Liberal Democrats have backed Tory demands for 24-hour drinking to be put on hold. The Lib Dems said police and councils should be given more time to prepare for the controversial plans. The Conservatives last week called for round the clock drinking to be shelved until the problems of binge-drinking were solved. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel – 25th January 2005 |
| A recent study carried out by ukclubculture interviewed 1,500 13 to 17 year olds to find out what really makes them tick. When asked about exercise, nutrition, fashion, lifestyle and aspirations.the vast majority (94%), had never spent any money on cigarettes, 73% had never bought alcohol. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Youthwork – January 2005 |
| The Stroke Association is to launch a media campaign today to stress the message that binge drinkers are twice as likely to have a stroke as other people.The survey of 1,900 people, exposes the gulf between public perceptions and the reality of what constitutes binge drinking. Only 29% admitted to binge drinking. But, when asked how many alcoholic drinks they consumed, 52% admitted to drinking four or more on a night out - putting them over the medically recommended daily alcohol intake limits of 3-4 units for men and 2-3 units for women. Binge drinking can trigger a stroke by increasing blood pressure, which can then lead to a blood clot or a burst artery. But when people were asked what they thought the long-term effects of binge drinking were, only 40% identified strokes. This compares with 95% citing liver damage and 87% naming dehydration. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Third Sector – 1st December 2004 |
| There are, the statisticians tell us, 12 million football fans in the UK and 67% report that they experience depression at the end of the football season. Not surprisingly, since 60% are 'psychologically dependent on the game'. Three quarters say that the game 'is more important than anything in their lives' and 86% plan their lives round games. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Christianity – December 2004 |
| This year's teenage bingers are next year's alcoholics. Unless some pretty drastic steps are taken, the cost to the country in terms of health services will escalate beyond control. Over the past 30 years, deaths from liver cirrhosis have increased by a shocking 959% among men aged between 25 and 44, and 924% among women of the same age. These statistics alone should encourage the Government to take a more determined stance. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Universe – 9th January 2005 |
| Children as young as 10 are becoming addicted to shopping, a survey shows. Eight out of ten children aged between 10 and 12 say they have already developed a passion for conspicuous consumption, the poll for the National Consumer Council found. But more than three quarters of the 1,000 children polled said they also believed that people buy things they do not need. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent – 26th November 2004 |
| The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction reported yesterday that 42% of boys and 38% of girls aged 15 in England had tried cannabis, the highest rates in Europe.Just over 10% of 15 year old English boys reported heavy use of cannabis, defined as taking it at least 40 times a year..Britain and Spain topped the table for taking cocaine, with 5% and 7% of people aged 15 to 24 in the two countries admitting using it recently, the monitoring centre reported. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent – 26th November 2004 |
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