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Scotland, Dec 27: In a shocking report it was revealed that in Scotland the under age drinking habit is on rise. In the recent days police have arrested under aged children for being drunk in the public. In the past five years at least 2000 children were arrested for being drunk in the public. Among those arrested there are several primary school students that raise concern about the health of the future generation.

Alcohol awareness campaigners and politicians voiced their concern about the new habitual change in the youngsters. They said that the drinking habit has become worsen now than the past decade. Meanwhile one leading charity voiced against the criminalising youth unnecessarily by arresting them for being drunk. They also pointed out that out of 2000 children arrested over the past five years only 34 were of the age 12 or below.

According to Frank Soodeen of the agency named Alcohol Concern said: “Despite the harm the children are doing the drinking habit will affect their developing bodies by if not properly monitored they are likely to have sex or sustain injury or get into scuffle. Other than criminalising young people unnecessarily it is better to consider the option of licensing laws and proper regulation to ensure age restriction to be effectively implemented. Adequate training should have to be given to the staffs who are selling alcohol to help while approaching under age drinkers.”

While commenting on this the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland opined that it supports all the initiative that would help in minimising the menace of under age drinking culture. The enforcement is part of the series of restriction measures taken to curb this ruining habit.

Under age drinking habit pose great threat to the future of the young generation in Scotland. As being a delicate issue it has to be approached with great care by chalking out a comprehensive strategy to bring in an amicable solution.

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