Now well into 2018, the words “Dry January” will be a distant memory. Apparently, three million of us will have attempted to give up alcohol for the month after the excesses of the festive season.
Our role in equipping teenagers to stay safe around alcohol, however, is to lessen the social acceptability of drunkenness and the binge and purge culture to ensure that alcohol is part of the evening out, if or when they choose to drink, rather than the sole focus of it.
Indeed this seems to be happening. The Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People (England 2016) study (NHS Digital 2017), reveals a notable change in young people’s attitudes.
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