Youth: Our generation has a harder life

THEY may have more opportunities for education, travel, work and wealth but the majority of young people think they have a harder life than their predecessors a decade ago.

Drink and drugs, peer pressure and the strain of keeping up with the latest in fashion and technology are identified in a survey as the top three challenges X young people face in day-to-day living.

Much further down the list were the demands of school and college, issues of sexuality, self-esteem and family problems while a third of those questioned believed that having too much money was a serious struggle for today’s youth.