Concern about the long-term impact of this drinking pattern has promptedthe Government to launch a responsible drinking campaign. National-levelaction on tackling alcohol misuse has been criticised for not movingquickly enough, but at a local level there are many examples ofinnovative practice.
Alcohol Problems Advisory Service has worked with Nottinghamshire CountyCouncil to try to measure the level of need of young people in relationto school exclusions and alcohol. The project's report found that thereis a worrying group of young people who are highly susceptible toproblem drinking. It found that peer pressure coupled with a lack ofparental support fuels dangerous patterns of alcohol use both withinschool and in the wider community.
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