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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

ALCOHOL CONCERN PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Friday 27th April 2007


ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONGST CHILDREN REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

The amount of alcohol consumed by girls aged between 11-13 has increased by 82.6% between 2000-2006, while for boys the number has gone up by 43.4% during the same period. These startling findings, which are just one of a series of worrying developments are published in a new report from Alcohol Concern entitled Glass Half Empty? The report offers a wide-ranging assessment of the impact of the Governments Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.

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