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What age did you start drinking alcohol?

As exam season starts, hospitals will start to see the devastating consequences of teenage binge-drinking, Dr Suzanne Crowe writes today.

IRELAND RANKS SECOND only to Greece for the proportion of people aged 15 and over binge-drinking out of the 38-country OECD.

In today’s Voices, Dr Suzanne Crowe writes about how teenage binge-drinking affects the mental and physical health of said teenagers, and calls for “decisive action” to delay teenagers’ introduction to alcohol.

So today we’re asking you: What age did you start drinking alcohol?


Poll Results:

15 - 16 (711)
12 - 14 (399)
17 - 18 (389)
18 - 21 (229)
After the age of 21 (113)
I've never drunk (60)
Before the age of 12 (56)

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