It’s also likely, noted the ONS, that people underestimated their alcohol consumption. The figures are not surprising to Katherine Brown the chief executive of the Institute of Alcohol Studies. Nobody, she adds, has been able to give “concrete answers for why this is, but there are a number of theories”. It may be a hangover from student drinking culture; those in professional careers now are more likely to have gone to university, though the ONS study showed younger people are drinking less. People can be drinking at levels that are harming themselves, their families and colleagues [by drinking] at what can be deemed socially acceptable levels.”

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2018 16:18 UTC