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One in 10 teens says parents’ drinking damages their lives

One in 10 Irish teenagers says their parents’ drinking affects their own lives in a “hugely negative way” while a quarter of teenagers admit to binge drinking themselves, according to a survey to be published today.

It found that some 79 per cent of 12 to 18-year-olds say parents should not drink alcohol and become drunk in front of their children. In contrast, almost one-third of teenagers say it is okay for teenagers to drink alcohol to get drunk.

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Source: Jamie Smyth, The Irish Times, 06/12/2010

Posted by Andy on 12/06 at 11:19 AM in
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