Drinking limits for 14-16 year olds (curious)?

Question

i was curious and i was thinking about the limit of alchohol for 14-16 year olds. What is the safe limit?

i don't drink myself¬¬

Answer 1

For the benefit of the AMERICAN MORONS answering UK questions....the legal age to PURCHASE alcohol in the UK is 18.
It is legal for a parent or responsible adult 18+ to buy it for any person over the age of 6 years. Yes. 6 years.

It is ILLEGAL for a person under tha age of 18 to enter a bar "where the purpose of the establishmetn is solely or primarily for the consumption of alcohol" - but a child can enjoy a glass of wine in a restaurant, or a shandy in the lounge with a parent legally & safely.

As for units to consume at the age of 14-16. I would stress that it is probably best if it's limited to whilst under parental supervision, and definately to under one unit per instance purely from a medical & social responsible point of veiw.

Answer 2

Kids in Britain are allowed to drink at home from the age of 5, if they're with their parents.

It's probably no good for them tho! But I tasted wine first when I was about 7 and been allowed to drink (small amounts) at home since I was like 11/12, then started drinking heavily aged 16 or maybe younger...don't know what's a healthy limit tho

Answer 3

the safe limit is the same for adults, I'd limit to a glass and a half of wine with a meal and no more than four beers at the weekend. Obviously this would have to be done at home or somewhere food is served in order to keep it legal

Answer 4

As a bar manger, Personal License holder and Designated Premise Supervisor for 4 premises, I would have to say a big fat ZERO. Children's body’s are still developing at the age of 14-16 and alcohol can seriously damage this growth as well as causing future problems including liver damage as well as psychological harm such as dependence on alcohol. There is a report just out showing a large number of under 18 year olds that have a dependency on alcohol. You’ve also got the legal aspect that no one under the age of 18 (In the UK) can buy alcohol at any time. Since the introduction of the Licensing Act 2003 in November 2005 it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to drink alcohol with the exception of 16 and 17yrs olds. They are allowed to consume alcohol as long as they are eating a table meal (Bar snacks are not classed as a table meal) and a adult with them (They also have to be eating a table meal) buy it for them. They are allowed n the situation to drink beer, wine or cider (No Spirits)

Answer 5

A safe limit is none. Alcohol is a drug believe it or not and many young people die by just haing a little too much. When you're young your brain and body are still developing and alcohol can slow that down. Please listen to me and wait until you're 21 when your body can take it. They put restrictions on stuff like that for a reason. By the way, beer and such tastes so gross, why would you want to drink before that. If you drink now you could regret it for the rest of your life.

Answer 6

None, it's illegal (in the UK) for 14-16 year olds to drink alcohol. Though in the prescence of parents an alcopop or two wouldn't do any harm.

Answer 7

the drinking age for 14-16 year olds is 0 they are under age therefore they should not be drinking there will be plenty of time when they are 21 and over

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Kids are too young for drinking at age 14-16. Even when they are old enough, it's not advised to damage your body with alcohol or cigarettes.

Answer 10

http://www.alcohol-services.co.uk/services/do%20I%20need%20help%20.%20.%20./unit%20guide.html

this link will tell you various limits for different people and percentages of certain drinks.it will also answer lots of other questions about alcohol.


approx 2 -4 units . till medieval times lots of people drank watered down beer as a safer alternative to pure water. in Britain the legal age for consuming alcohol at home is something very low like 4 years old I'm certain. however street, pub and purchase laws apply differently.