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BMA Board of Science in all age groups, but was most evident among those aged 16 to 24. 11 The proportion of men aged 16 to 24 who drank more than 21 units a week fell from 41 per cent in 2000 to 26 per cent in 2006, while the proportion of women who drank more than 14 units a week fell from 33 per cent to 19 per cent respectively. 11 Between 2002 and 2006, the average weekly consumption in the 16 to 24 age group fell from 21.5 to 16.4 units in men and from 14.1 to 9.0 units in women. 11 Since 2002, there has been a slight decline in the proportion of men drinking more than 50 units a week on average, but no significant change in the proportion of women drinking more than 35 units. 11 According to the SHS 2003, the proportion of Scottish men aged 16 to 64 who drank over 21 units per week on average decreased from 33 per cent in 1995 to 29 per cent in 2003. 12 The number of Scottish women aged 16 to 24 drinking over 14 units per week on average increased from 13 per cent in 1995 to 17 per cent in 2003. 12 Figure 6 – proportion of men drinking more than 21 units a week, and women drinking more than 14 units a week: Great Britain 1988 to 2006 h Percentage 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1988 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 Source: General household survey 2006 (Office for National Statistics, 2008) It is important to note that it is not yet possible to determine whether these recent trends in alcohol consumption are genuine long-term changes in drinking habits. It may be that there is an increased tendency to under-report consumption due to the recent extensive publicity about binge drinking and the dangers of heavy consumption. Data from future years will provide a clearer indication of any long-term trends. Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic 21 Year h Data for 1988 to 1998 are unweighted; data for 1998 onwards are weighted. Men Women
22 BMA Board of Science Alcohol consumption and young people Alcohol consumption in young people aged under 18 is a significant problem in the UK. The 2003 BMA report Adolescent health examined the drinking habits of adolescents in the UK and found them to have one of the highest European levels of alcohol use, binge drinking and getting drunk. 42 The 2003 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) found that in Europe, UK teenagers were among the most likely to report heavy consumption of alcohol, being intoxicated and experiencing adverse effects of drinking (eg delinquency). 43 The highest proportion of teenagers who had consumed five or more drinks in a session on at least three occasions in the previous month were from Ireland (32%), the Netherlands (28%), and the UK and the Isle of Man (27% each). 43 The survey also found that in the UK, girls were more likely than boys to have consumed five or more drinks in a session on at least three occasions in the previous month. 43 This was also found in Ireland and the Isle of Man but not in the remaining 32 European countries surveyed. 43 The ESPAD 2003 showed that following an increase in the level of binge drinking in UK teenage boys between 1995 and 1999, the number fell slightly by 2003. Binge drinking in UK teenage girls, however, increased significantly between 1995 and 2003 (see Figure 7). 44 This increase in alcohol consumption in UK teenage girls mirrors the changes in young women in the UK discussed previously. “” Seeing young people drunk in the streets and then encountering individuals of the same age with liver disease is very depressing. BMA member Figure 7 – proportion (%) of UK teenage boys and girls aged 15 and 16 who had consumed five or more drinks in a session on at least three occasions in the previous month (1995-2003) Percentage 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Source: Plant MA & Plant ML (2006) Binge Britain: Alcohol and the national response. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic 1995 1999 2003 Year Boys Girls
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vi Contents Introduction...........
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2 heavier smoking, drinking and mor
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26 Summary Adolescents in the UK ar
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46 The way forward This report has
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48 Annex 1 BMA policy on adolescent
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50 References 1 Lobstein T J, James
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52 56 Social Exclusion Unit (1998)
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