Factors that influence teenagers' drinking
A teenager's decision to drink alcohol can be influenced by:
- early introduction to alcohol
- exposure to adult binge drinking or alcohol dependence
- access to alcohol from parents and others
- friends who drink heavily
- New Zealand’s drinking culture
- access to cheap alcohol
- alcohol marketing
- parental relationships and attitudes to alcohol
- truancy
- poor educational achievement and school relationships
- money to spend
- conflict or bullying
- long periods of unsupervised time.