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Teenage binge drinking

In May last year, chief coroner Neil MacLean revealed that at least a dozen teenagers had died from binge drinking since July 2007. One was only 13. Other research shows that tens of thousands of teenagers a year are injured through drinking, or are diagnosed with alcohol problems, while the damage from unprotected sex, lost potential and other harm can never be quantified.

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