News Release -CHILDREN' ALCOHOL SURVEY
CHILDREN THINK DRINKING FIVE GLASSES OF WINE OR MORE IS NORMAL, SAYS NEW SURVEY Almost a third of children (30%) think that for adults who drink wine, drinking five or more glasses of wine in one night is normal drinking behaviour, says a new survey from leading children’s health education charity Life Education. Over a quarter of children (27%) also think that people who drink beer would normally drink 4 pints or 6 bottles in an evening. Both these alcohol and wine figures are above what the NHS constitutes as binge drinking1. In the nationwide survey carried out with 1,491 9-11 year olds, children were asked about their perceptions of adult drinking. . . . . . . . ________________________________________________________________