Friends of our son, between 16 and 19 years old, every Saturday they get drunk. Life in the village will not offer many fun and in Friuli the consumption of alcohol has always been high. But as parents we worry about this disaster. Fortunately, he has never given signs of alcohol abuse. He never exaggerates and only drinks in the company. I ask you, is it a widespread problem?
AGNES
Dear Agneseglobal alcohol consumption data are quite comforting. A few days ago, Franca Beccaria, an international expert who has been dealing with the theme for thirty years, reported that the most recent research indicates A constant decrease in the use of alcohol by young people (11- 24 years) at European level, including Italy.
The trend is decreased especially in the 11-17 years, thanks to the spread of healthier lifestyles and one de-Normalization of drinking.
If before being a row, it implied the risk of exclusion from the group, today the boys seem to have largely abandoned the traditional culture of alcohol drinkingassociated with force, estate, transgression. Let’s not forget that in the seventies in Italy the per capita consumption of alcohol was the triple of today! For adults, then, the risks of driving in a state of intoxication are a valid deterrent.
Therefore, if excessive alarmism is not founded, it is still necessary toIflettere on the sense of getting drunk for your child’s friends. Well if you keep communication with your boyfriend openly, trying to listen to judgments. I think, then, that The community of the country, through the municipality, the parish, the school and the other social agencies, should ask themselves about what the local young people can find as a source of aggregation and healthy fun.
