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Alcohol and young people

What are the effects?
The effects of alcohol can be quite major in young people. Find out more here

What are the effects?

What are the signs?
Some common signs that a teenager is drinking

What are the signs?

What can you do?
The role adults can play in delaying underage drinking

What can you do?

Why young people drink
Things that may predispose someone to underage drinking

Why young people drink.

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