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Alarming age boys have their first alcoholic drink revealed – Warwick Daily News
Serious concerns have been raised about the age boys have their first alcoholic drink and the profound impact it has on their drinking habits into adulthood.
Boys have their first alcoholic drink at the age of 10, with one in five drinking regularly by the time they are 14, a new national snapshot has revealed.
By 17, four in 10 drinkers binge on booze, and one in 10 consumes more than 10 standard serves of alcohol in a single session, the Australian Institute of Family Studies research shows.
The study, drawing on data from 16,000 men and boys, found nine in 10 adult males drink alcohol. One third engages in risky drinking causing them to feel gui…
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