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Monday, October 18, 2010

City high on booze list




The big city syndrome has caught on in Chandigarh. Its teenagers, the ones aged 15 to 19, have taken to alcohol at an alarming rate, with the numbers having increased 100% in the last 10 years. These shocking statistics pit Chandigarh youths only third to their peers in NCR- Delhi and Mumbai.

The problem of teenage drinking has been fuelled by absent parents, easy pocket money, cheap booze and rising stress among the urban young.    > > > >
 
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