Children given alcohol by parents less likely to binge than those who get alcohol from other sources

By Daniel Burdon
Updated January 6 2017 - 4:56pm, first published 4:55pm
If children get alcohol from sources other than their parents, they are more likely to binge drink.
If children get alcohol from sources other than their parents, they are more likely to binge drink.

Children who obtain alcohol from people other than their parents are three times more likely to binge drink by 15 or 16, compared to those given a drink by their parents, a major new study has found.

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