The Chief Medical Officer recommends an alcohol-free childhood.
It is recommended that young people should delay trying alcohol till as late as possible, and definitely until after the age of 15.
In recent years, the percentage of young people drinking alcohol has declined. At the same time, the amount drunk by young people who do drink alcohol has increased.
Alcohol can interfere with young people's development. They are vulnerable to short-term and long-term damage from alcohol, including cancer, mental health problems and heart disease.
Young people often feel invulnerable, and may assume that alcohol-related health problems only happen when you are older. In fact, there has lately been a sudden increase in the number of people dying in their twenties from alcohol-related liver disease.
'Alcohol and the Young' is available to buy as part of our KS3/4 alcohol leaflets pack and KS3/4 alcohol posters pack. Visit our Literature store to find out more.
THINK OF THE RISKS, CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES
The Chief Medical Officer recommends an alcohol-free childhood.
It is recommended that young people should delay trying alcohol till as late as possible, and definitely until after the age of 15.
In recent years, the percentage of young people drinking alcohol has declined. At the same time, the amount drunk by young people who do drink alcohol has increased.
Alcohol can interfere with young people's development. They are vulnerable to short-term and long-term damage from alcohol, including cancer, mental health problems and heart disease.
Young people often feel invulnerable, and may assume that alcohol-related health problems only happen when you are older. In fact, there has lately been a sudden increase in the number of people dying in their twenties from alcohol-related liver disease.
'Alcohol and the Young' is available to buy as part of our KS3/4 alcohol leaflets pack and KS3/4 alcohol posters pack. Visit our Literature store to find out more.
THINK OF THE RISKS, CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES