... among teenagers. But this was too broad so we had to break it down to: 'Investigating the type/ Level of alcohol consumption among teenagers in our school. Determine the frequency type of alcohol consumed and the weekly amount spent.' Alcohol is one of the most widely used and oldest drugs. It is considered to be socially acceptable and is consumed by 89% of over 18's in Britain. Alcohol misuse is not new amongst teenagers but underage drinking has become an increasingly challenging issue. This is being addressed through the Northern Ireland strategy for reducing alcohol related harm (dhss2000). They aim to encourage the responsible use of alcohol through health promotion and education programmes, which will have particular emphasis for those groups identified as being most 'at risk'. Young people are identified as one of the 'at risk'. Some of the things we hope to find out are that alcohol consumption sometimes increases ...

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