Weekly alcohol consumption by teens falling in Ireland: report

A new report which the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) have said shows the prevalence of weekly alcohol consumption by adolescents in Ireland fell by 8.6 per cent between 2002 and 2014, from 12.7 per cent to 4.1 per cent has been warmly welcomed.

According to the ABFI the World Health Organisation (WHO) rate of alcohol consumption by adolescents in Ireland in 2014 (4.1 per cent) was well below the average in the European region (12.9 per cent).