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Thursday, October 30, 2008

'We should teach pupils aged just five about alcohol'

31 October 2008
By SHÂN ROSS

CHILDREN as young as five should be taught about the dangers of alcohol misuse, a leading figure in the drinks industry said yesterday.

Waiting until they are in their early teens is leaving it too late to avoid the dangers of binge drinking, warned Richard Paterson, master blender with the Glasgow-based whisky company White & Mackay.

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