Alcohol sales regulation and media coverage of drink issues often seem to concentrate on youths and young people. But figures from the Office of National Statistics show the proportion of British 16-24 year-olds saying they are tee-total increased by 40% between 2005 and 2014.
Total numbers of young adults saying they had binged in the last week fell from almost 30% to less than 20%. Now a greater proportion of 25-44 year-olds report binging and the proportion of 45-64 year-olds who report binging will surpass youngsters too if current trends continue.
21% of adults in Scotland said they did not drink alcohol. But Scotland tied with north-east England to have the highest proportion of adults who had binged in the previous week at 35%.
