Nearly a third of 16 to 24s now teetotal, finds UCL study

A new study led by Dr Linda Ng Fat (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) has found 29% of 16 to 24s are now completely teetotal and the proportion of young people who have never been drinkers has almost doubled since 2005.

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