"There's loads of pressure on young people to drink and they get forced into doing it. If they don't drink they're seen as uncool. People should be explaining to us what drugs and alcohol do to you. The media makes it look cool but people should not be allowed to drink without a full ID"
Nathan Clarke, 19, Bournemouth
"Me and my crew binge drink because we have nothing better to do on our estate, and when the police come down it intimidates us so we kick off more. When they put up our shelter it will make life easier. We drink because when we have problems in our life it takes our minds off it"
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