Danish Kids Drunkest in Europe, Turks Most Sober

Tuesday, December 14th, 2004

From Danish Kids Drunkest in Europe, Turks Most Sober:

The poll showed that 36 percent of Danish kids had been drunk 20 times or more in their lifetime, with the next highest being the Irish at 30 percent.

Fifty percent of Danish youngsters had also consumed alcohol 40 times or more in their lifetime, compared with 48 percent of young Austrians and 46 percent of young Czechs.

The Netherlands topped the league of those who had drunk alcohol 10 times or more in the last 30 days, at 25 percent.

Binge drinking, defined as five drinks in a row, was most common in Ireland with 32 percent of respondents, followed by the Dutch and Germans at 28 percent and Britain and the Isle of Mann at 27 percent.

Czech youngsters were most likely to consume cannabis, at 44 percent, followed by the Swiss at 40 percent.

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