Kids are drinking 'more than ever before':
A hardcore of pre-teenage children are consuming more alcohol than ever, a government report has found. Almost one in ten of 11 to 13-year-olds questioned had drunk alcohol in the previous seven days.
The average weekly alcohol intake among this group has doubled in the past five years to 10.1 units, the equivalent of five pints of beer. (The Times)
Not to mention the simple fact that plenty of 11-13 year-olds are going to lie about alcohol consumption, the sort of kids who drink "the equivalent of five pints" a week are also going to be the sort who carry around knives and guns. They're the sort of little shits who get a story in the Daily Mail on a weekly basis for mugging some old lady. So what if they over-drink and kill themselves? No great loss, really.The average weekly alcohol intake among this group has doubled in the past five years to 10.1 units, the equivalent of five pints of beer. (The Times)
