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Article: Caught between two cultures; Teens on the turps; TEENAGE DRINKING
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- The Press
- Article date:
- August 29, 2009
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Why does New Zealand have such a bad youth binge-drinking
culture? What can be done to fix it? KIM THOMAS wraps up a week-
long series on our teen-drinking problem. --------------------
Jason, 15, has a civilised glass of wine at dinner with his
parents while they talk about the day. Later, he's dropped off at
his friend's birthday party where he and a few mates celebrate with
music, snacks and alcohol-free drinks.
A typical Saturday night for a teen? Yeah right!
The odds of this really happening in everyday Kiwi Canterbury are
about as low as . . . well the drinking age, some might say.
It's what many parents, police and health experts would want for
our young people, but instead they ...