Binge-drinking among teenagers has soared to record levels, with girls outstripping boys in their alcohol consumption, according to a new report.
For example, figures show Britain is among the worst in Europe for teen drunkenness and alcohol abuse, with more than a quarter of 15 and 16-year-olds getting drunk at least three times a month.
Research by the charity Developing Patient Partnerships revealed that 24 per cent of all young adults drink alcohol purely in order to get inebriated.
Of those aged 18 to 24, 59 per cent drink to get drunk, while 43 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds do the same.
Selling alcohol 'next to bread and milk' was encouraging drinking at home and driving the damage to health, just as much as binge-drinking in pubs and bars, he warned.
Far too many lives are lost to alcohol misuse, and yet the evidence suggests that many of these deaths could be prevented if governments, took a few simple steps.
It's only because the girls want to prove that they can be more badass than the boys. They're not. Just stupid.
If I think about it, that seems correct to me. In my school I can think of way more girls who drink than boys. And of those girls, many of them drink excessively, to the point of throwing up. Because that's what's "cool." A girl in my English class talked about making green jello shots for St. Patrick's Day and then puking green, like she was so cool. Is it really cool to drink so much that you puke? Not to me.
it's not cool at all, and the way you feel the next day is absolutely horrible.
i did an essay on this last year in my english class, and there are many different reasons that girls numbers are higher than they've ever been. this isn't the 50's anymore, women can do just as much as man, if not more. and i think that we are just out to prove that. i go to parties and see it, girls doing keg stands and trying to see who can chug their beer first, and i'll admit i've been that girl on several occasions. also, girls have more emotional issues than most men, and using drugs to inebriate the brain is the easiest way to forget something, at least for that one night anyway. i think girls need to realize that they do need to be more careful when it comes down to these things and there are far more consequences than they think. its no fun waking up the next day and your bestfriend is scared to tell you what really happened the night before. Been there done that. definetly not cool.