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    Posted: 29 Sep 2008 at 6:28pm
Remember the debate we had on the forum a while back, regarding the notion that giving children a Small drink now and again taught them to drink responsibly?
Magic man and I were against I seem to remember.
 
Quote Parents who give their children alcohol in the hope of encouraging them to drink responsibly may be turning them into heavy drinkers, research suggests.
 

The results challenge the belief that giving youngsters small amounts of wine at home will enable them to grow up with a more mature attitude to drink.

The study, from the U.S. government's alcohol research unit, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, examined the age at which 22,000 young people first tasted alcohol.

They were divided into three groups: those who had their first drink under the age of 15, those who did so between 15 and 17 and those who waited until they were 18 or over.

Those that had their first taste of alcohol before the age of 15 had a much higher risk of alcohol dependency in later life.

Scientists suggested that giving children alcohol during early adolescence, when the brain is more malleable as it is developing fast, could act as a "trigger" for those with a predisposition to addiction.

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