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The documentary script discusses teenage drinking in Britain. It notes that British teenagers are 5th most likely in Europe to admit to binge drinking, and those aged 16-24 are most likely to drink to get drunk. The documentary visits a sixth form college to interview the student support officer about why teenagers drink and where they get alcohol from, with 50% getting it from parents. It also interviews a local pub manager about what encourages drinking. The risks of underage drinking are discussed, as drinking at a young age can cause health problems and organ damage. The government launched an initiative in 2010 to tackle underage drinking, including doubling fines for alcohol sales to under-18s.

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Documentary Script

The documentary script discusses teenage drinking in Britain. It notes that British teenagers are 5th most likely in Europe to admit to binge drinking, and those aged 16-24 are most likely to drink to get drunk. The documentary visits a sixth form college to interview the student support officer about why teenagers drink and where they get alcohol from, with 50% getting it from parents. It also interviews a local pub manager about what encourages drinking. The risks of underage drinking are discussed, as drinking at a young age can cause health problems and organ damage. The government launched an initiative in 2010 to tackle underage drinking, including doubling fines for alcohol sales to under-18s.

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(Title sequence and Montage) Narrator: On average British teenagers are the 5th most likely in Europe to admit to binge drinking. Young people and adults 16 to 24 are more likely to drink to get drunk than any other age group. (Pan of the Sixth Form) Narrator: We went to The Sixth Form College, Solihull and spoke to the student support officer Julie Maitland. We asked her views on why teenagers drink. (Interview with Julie) Narrator: Although underage, teenagers are still able to get access to alcohol. But how do they? Narrator: 50% of all under 18 drinkers are given the alcohol by their mother or father. Of those, 23% have gotten very drunk at least once a month. Narrator: So where do students at the sixth form get their drinks? (VoxPop with Students, Interview with Julie and Bar Pan) Narrator: We went to local pub, Hogs Head and spoke to the manager Daniel Johnson, and asked him what encourages people drink? (Interview with Daniel Johnson) Narrator: So why is the age limit 18? Drinking alcohol is more harmful for children and young people under 18 than for adults. This is because young people under 18 are physically and emotionally less able to cope with the effects of drinking alcohol. They are also less mature so are more likely to behave in a risky or unacceptable way after drinking alcohol. (Voxpop with Students) Narrator: Some of the risks to young people who drink too much alcohol are drinking at early age can cause serious health problems. Evidence shows that drinking too much alcohol can increase the risk of organ damage in the developing body. (Cutaway to student watching clip) Narrator: On May 20th 2010, the government launched the cohesion Our Programme for the Government the document contained several commitments to tackle the harmful use of alcohol. This included doubling the maximum fine for underage alcohol sales to 20,000. (The league table, cut away, voxpop with students, interview with Daniel Johnson)

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