Alcohol abuse fuelling youth health crisis

DISTURBING evidence that alcohol abuse is fuelling a dramatic increase in sexually transmitted infections reflects a major problem confronting Irish society.

According to medical experts, the 20-29 age group is most at risk. And with more young people indulging in binge drinking, the risk of contracting sexual disease is steadily increasing.

Society is encountering major problems in the growing number of people who do not practice safe sex. Research has shown that in the aftermath of binge drinking, young women were unable to tell doctors whether or not they had sex.