Just over a third of Irish teenagers have ever been binge drinking, research finds

Teens who said their parents would be against or totally against them drinking a lot had 50% lower odds of ever binge drinking compared to those whose parents “would be a bit against it or would not care”. File picture

Just over one in three teenagers aged 15 to 16 have been binge drinking at least once with risk factors including taking part in team sports or parents not strongly disapproving, new Irish research has found.

The study found about 34.1% of participants reported ever binge drinking. Among the teenagers who have ever been binge drinking, some 41.1% of them reported one to two episodes previously and 22.5% reported three to five episodes previously.