Irish Health – Irish teens starting to drink earlier

Young people in Ireland begin drinking at a younger age today than their peers did 10 years ago, a leading charity has warned.

According to Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), new research has shown that those born in Ireland in 1980 began drinking when they were around 16 years of age. However, those born just 10 years later began drinking around the age of 14.

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