Brendan O’Neill Brendan O’Neill

Drunk and orderly

In the adult world of the pub, under-18s can learn to drink alcohol responsibly

issue 18 September 2010

In the adult world of the pub, under-18s can learn to drink alcohol responsibly

Why are so many young people so bad at getting drunk? No sooner have they necked a couple of lagers or downed a bottle of sickly alcopop than they start parading through the streets, skirts up or trousers down.

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