Young people’s shifting relationship with alcohol
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Is There a Socioeconomic Factor in Drinking?
The age of onset has been pushed upwards by the decline in youth drinking. Uranus is also finding that those Swedish 15 year olds who were drinking more five years ago are also drinking more as they get older. There's a higher likelihood, at least in Sweden, to drink if you're from an affluent background. The risk of having adverse consequences because we're drinking might be higher in lower socio-economic groups.
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