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Fri 04 Apr 2010Young Irish have one of highest rates of drunkenness - survey
ALMOST HALF of all Irish 15-16-year-olds reported being drunk in the past 12 months and three-quarters had consumed alcohol, according to a major European study of drink and drug consumption by school students.
Ireland has one of the highest rates of drunkenness among school students, according to the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Overall, however, alcohol use is lower than the European average and consumption is falling.
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