Research shows that 21 per cent of 11- to 15-year-olds drink regularly - a statistic that is down on previous years but is still significant - and, perhaps more worryingly, that the average weekly consumption of those who do drink has increased sharply. Drinking at an early age can affect developing bodies, increase risky behaviour and lead to antisocial and criminal behaviour.
Strategies to tackle this problem need to balance information and education with enforcement. Lancashire County Council's Young People's Alcohol Project aims to do just that. More than half of Lancashire's districts have higher than national average occurrences of alcohol-related problems. Managed by a steering group consisting of social services, trading standards, schools, the primary care trust and the youth offending team among others, the strategy aims to raise awareness and better coordinate support.
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