{"id":999,"date":"2013-03-07T02:30:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T02:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/?p=999"},"modified":"2013-04-06T10:08:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-06T10:08:34","slug":"teenagers-consuming-alcohol-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/archives\/999","title":{"rendered":"Teenagers Consuming Alcohol in UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/d8865d15-a731-4045-bee3-b19c656422be.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1018 alignleft\" alt=\"d8865d15-a731-4045-bee3-b19c656422be\" src=\"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/d8865d15-a731-4045-bee3-b19c656422be.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/d8865d15-a731-4045-bee3-b19c656422be.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/d8865d15-a731-4045-bee3-b19c656422be-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The number of teenagers <a title=\"Total Body Rebalancing Retreat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sandaretreats.com\/total-body-rebalancing-retreat.php\" target=\"_blank\">drinking alcohol<\/a> has decreased, so also smoking and taking drugs in England, a survey suggests.<\/p>\n<p>The report surveyed 7,296 pupils from 246 schools.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2009 and 2010 the percentage of 11-15 year olds who had tried alcohol fell from 51% to 45%.<\/p>\n<p>The proportion of those drinking alcohol in the week before the study fell from a peak of 26% in 2001 to 13% in 2010.\u00a0 And 27% of pupils said they had smoked at least once, while 18% had tried drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS Information Centre figures also suggested &#8220;a shrinking number, think that drinking and drunkenness is acceptable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>When they did drink, six in 10 pupils said they consumed more than four units.<\/p>\n<p>One in 20 pupils said they were a regular smoker and girls were more likely to smoke than boys.<\/p>\n<p>Smokers were also more likely to have drunk alcohol or to have taken drugs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, 29% of those surveyed said they had used other drugs. That figure has fallen to 18%.<\/p>\n<p>The most commonly used drug was cannabis, taken by 8.2% of pupils.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also suggested a shift in attitudes.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2003 and 2010, the percentage of pupils saying it was &#8220;okay&#8221; for someone their own age to drink once a week went from 46% to 32%.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Straughan, chief executive of the NHS Information Centre, said: &#8220;Our figures point to an increasingly intolerant attitude among young people in today\u2019s society when it comes to the use of cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As well as a reduction in the percentage who say they partake in these behaviours; a shrinking number think that drinking and drunkenness is acceptable among their peers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The chief executive of Drinkaware, Chris Sorek, said: &#8220;These statistics are not just encouraging because they show a drop in the number of children who have tried alcohol, but also because they show a positive shift in attitudes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To see that fewer children are tolerant of their peers drinking is an early sign of a change in the nation\u2019s drinking culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Department of Health spokesperson said: &#8220;There is no room for complacency. Dangerous drug use, alcohol misuse and smoking are still major problems that need to be tackled and we will continue to do so.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of teenagers drinking alcohol has decreased, so also smoking and taking drugs in England, a survey suggests. The report surveyed 7,296 pupils from 246 schools. Between 2009 and 2010 the percentage of 11-15 year olds who had tried alcohol fell from 51% to 45%. 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