Binge drinking is on the rise
among young Italians, a new report says.
Some 80% of young Italians drink alcohol and 6.1% have an
alcohol-related disorder, said the study by Rome's Gemelli
Hospital and the Università Cattolica.
This broke down into 4.9% with an alcohol abuse diagnosis and
1.2% with a diagnosis of alcohol addiction.
More than four fifths of 13-to-20-year-olds polled in Rome
and Lazio drink outside mealtimes - a once virtually taboo
practice - in order to get drunk quickly, the report said.
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