This task has been developed to discuss young people's alcohol use in Britain and to suggest possible solutions for young people today and to bring to the next generation . I will also research why young people feel the need to drink and what attracts them to alcohol, also this task will look at who is most susceptible to drinking alcohol, this could be male or female, also the health risks of drinking too much or excessive drinking, and what can be done to prevent binge eating. One of the most common reasons why young people drink alcohol is to experience and also satisfy their curiosity about the effects of alcohol and feel like adults. (Cited below from Newburn & Shiner, 2000) "12-13 year olds begin to tentatively experiment with alcohol, usually within the family environment, this reflects a desire, especially in boys, to overcome status of children.16 17-year-olds have moved on from experimentation and see themselves as more responsible drinkers, with an awareness of their own limits. They are more open with their parents about drinking and see their drinking behavior as a sign of maturity and experience, drinking more like adults. 000 to 1.3 million school-age children suffer the effects of their parents' drinking” (Mary Helen Spooner 2...... half of document ...... ttp://ukpmc.ac.uk/articlerender.cgi? artid=11945143 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3981161/Drunken-celebrities-are-poor-role-models.html4 . resources/factsheets/adolescents.pdf5 http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm6 http://www.moneyhospital.co.uk/blog/post/teenagers-get-1000-. pocket-money7. %20Strategy%20citylife%20.pdf9 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8242385.stm10 http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/site/scripts/press_article.php ?pressReleaseID =2111. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm12. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2116224.ece13. http://www.ias.org.uk/resources/factsheets/adolescents.pdf