British children Like Alcohol Drinking

Children ages 12 years in the UK admitted drinking alcohol equivalent to 19 glasses of wine per week, while answering questions of a survey to 83,000 local school pupils. Children aged between 12-13 years who answered a question that created the School Health Education Unit, said the 4 percent among those drinking 28 units or more alcohol, which even exceeds the amount recommended for adults.

This annual review raises concerns about eating and drinking habits and sleep schedules among the young, although the rates of smoking found less than a year earlier. The British government said it would take stern action against anyone who sells alcohol to children.

A spokesman said the Health Deparmen strategy to overcome drug abuse problems also include elements of prevention of alcohol abuse by children. "Children under 15 should not drink (alcohol) at all," he said.

Simon Antrobus, chief of rehabilitation centers for drug and alcohol abuse Addaction, said this figure confirms the concerns of practitioners in the field. "Children who start drinking (alcohol) at an early age are the group most need help. We also know that children whose parents abuse alcohol will also follow the trail further," said Antrobus.

"It's important that these children, their families, have access to expert support as quickly as possible," he said. About half of children aged 14-15 years surveyed say tried smoking, while 95 percent of children aged 10-11 said that had never smoked.

Yet cannabis or marijuana is a type of drug most widely tested by 10th graders (at a high school), while 15 percent of boys said they had never used it. While little has been said to have used drugs of heroin, kakain, ecstasy and crystal meth