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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

British teenagers amongst worst in Europe for excessive drinking - 2007 ESPAD report

The 2007 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) report was published last week. The study focuses on alcohol and drug use amongst 15 to 16 year-olds in 35 European countries and found that UK consumption for young people was highest behind only Denmark and the Isle of Man.

The report adds weight to calls for minimum pricing. Professor Martin Plant who leads the UK part of the ESPAD study said:
There is a clear scientific consensus that alcohol education and mass media campaigns have a very poor track record in influencing drinking habits. Far more effective - and cost effective - policies include using taxation to make alcohol less affordable.
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