The Joseph Rowntree Foundation recently published a report on young people in the United Kingdom who choose not to drink. They found that:

• getting drunk is not an automatic rite of passage for young people
• young people who drink little or no alcohol tend to prefer activities where drinking alcohol rarely plays a role
• the immediate effects of drinking alcohol (e.g. hangovers) concern young people more than longer-term health effects
• young people believe alcohol education is based on the assumption that young people drink. They want "not drinking" to be presented as a legitimate option.

Read the report: A positive choice: Young people who drink little or no alcohol

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Last updated: 27 August 2012