Pupils from Thomas Telford school enjoy an evening at Telford Ice Rink at the launch of the new alcohol advice leaflet for youngsters.

Shropshire teenagers given alcohol advice

Shropshire teenagers are being given advice on alcohol to make them more aware of the dangers when they inevitably experiment with beer, so-called designer drinks and ‘shots’. 50,000 leaflets on the subject are to be distributed to the County’s 13 to 16 year olds so that they can make an ‘educated decision’ about alcohol.

In the UK today alcohol is consumed by 92 per cent of men and 86 per cent of women, and one in 13 adults are believed to be alcohol dependent. As well as leading to domestic violence, broken marriages and ill health, alcohol is the root cause of many accidents on our roads.

The campaign is a joint initiative between Telford Training Consultants (TTC 2000) and Wrekin Community Safety Partnership.

"Educating the young is the key to helping them make better informed choices and preventing them turning into the alcohol dependent adult of the future," said TTC 2000’s Jenny Feehan, whose organisation is the UK’s largest provider of education courses for convicted drink drivers.

TTC is also currently involved in educating UK transport managers as part of a Freight Transport Association initiative aimed at keeping them informed on the affects of drink and drugs.

For more information contact TTC 2000 by telephone (01952) 292246 or email train@ttc-uk.com or visit www.ttc-uk.com.