Ten per cent of pupils in year ten admitted to having taken drugs while
drinking.
However, the survey found that the proportion of 14 and 15-year-olds comsuming
more than 10 units of alcohol per week had declined to nine per cent
overall, from 20 per cent of boys and 14 per cent of girls in 1995.
Emily Robinson, director of campaigns at Alcohol Concern, said: â€These
numbers are really frightening. The Chief Medical Officer advises that an
alcohol free childhood is the safest option and that those under 15 years
old, ideally, should not drink at all.
â€That 17 per cent of girls in year 10 report being drunk in the last week is
a wake-up call. This kind of drinking can have all sorts of impact on a
child’s development. We have to face the fact that this is happening and get
a grip on it.â€
(Edited for telegraph.co.uk by Nick Collins)