One in five Brit pupils drinking six pints a week
London, July 18 (ANI): Most of the schoolchildren in Britain are downing six pints of beer a week, shows an official report.
The report published by the NHS Information Centre reveals that one in five 11 to 15-year-olds in England - 640,000 school pupils - had drunk alcohol in the past week.
The study found that the average amount consumed by teenagers who had drunk recently was 12.7 units a week, equivalent to six pints of beer or almost a bottle and a half of wine.
The shocking report also disclosed that a quarter of children have ta...continue reading
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