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© 1990 Medical Council on Alcohol

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TEENAGE HEAVY DRINKERS: ALCOHOL-RELATED KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS, EXPERIENCES, MOTIVATION AND THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF DRINKING

MARTIN A. PLANT, GELLISSE BAGNALL and JEAN FOSTER*

Alcohol Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, Scotland, U.K.

Received 30 October 1989; first review notified 23 June 1990; accepted 25 July 1990

During 1988 and 1989 a survey was conducted of the drinking habits and alcohol-related beliefs of a national sample of teenagers in England. Data were obtained from 6,244 respondents virtually all aged 14–16. Heavy drinkers were significantly more likely to report drinking in a mixed sex group than were other teenagers. They were also more likely than others to have drunk illegally in licensed premises, and were distinctive from other teenagers in relation to their self-reported reasons for drinking and their alcohol-related beliefs.


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