The scale of youth binge drinking was exposed yesterday by a single day’s hearings in one court where a dozen teenagers claimed that their separate crimes were all drink fuelled. All 12 youngsters had been arrested after heavy drinking sessions during half term – despite a £1 million government clampdown to stop children drinking during the school holiday. The catalogue of crimes and vandalism they accumulated between them included assault, criminal damage, drink-driving, affray and burglary.
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How single day in court exposed the dominance of Britain’s binge culture - The Times 26th February 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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