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Page last updated at 06:52 GMT, Thursday, 2 July 2009 07:52 UK

Youngsters' drinking habits 'dangerous'

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One in four young drinkers consume dangerous quantities of alcohol every week, but the number of underage drinkers is falling, a poll shows.

A survey of 13,000 young people by the Trading Standards Institute found the number of teenagers who drink weekly fell from 50% in 2005 to 38% this year.

But of these, a quarter are drinking more than 20 units a week - equivalent to about 10 pints of beer.

READ MORE: Youngsters 'drinking dangerously'

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