EU, the consumption of alcohol amongst younger individuals grows | EUROtoday

To arouse better concern, as identified by the director of the Aona – ISS Emanuele Scafato, are “minors, young people, women and the elderly”.

Then there are the opposite knowledge, processed by the ISS. “In 2023, about 8 million Italians over 11 years of age have drank quantity of alcohol such as to exhibit their health at risk – reads the documents -. Four million and 130 thousand people drank to get drunk and 780 thousand were harmful consumers (they consumed alcohol causing damage to their health) with alcohol use disorder in the need for treatment of which only 64,856 intercepted and treated by the national health service “. Furthermore, in line with the National Alcohol Observatory of the ISS “for Italy, the achievement of the sustainable health objectives of the 2030 Agenda of the UN of reducing the impact of the use of alcohol in the population remains very distant”.

Between beer, wine and alcohol aperitifs

There is the classification of consumption. According to the info launched by the ISS (within the doc of April 2024), among the many males 18-24 yr olds, beer is essentially the most consumed drink (63.3%), along with alcohol aperitifs (62.3%). Alcohol aperitifs (57.9%) are most popular amongst ladies, adopted by beer (42.8%). “The prevalence of consumers of alcohol aperitifs has increased over the past ten years both for males ( +9.5%), and for females ( +27.5%) compared to 2012.” For younger individuals there’s additionally a rise in comparison with 2012 of the prevalence of customers of all of the drinks thought of (wine +48.9%; beer +15.2%; bitters +39.1%; tremendous alcohol +23.4%).

According to what’s indicated within the doc, a nationwide technique devoted to younger individuals is required.

“During 2022, 47.6% of boys and 42.1% of girls aged between 11 and 24 consumed at least one alcoholic drink during the year – reads again -. In addition, the highest consumption are found among the boys for beer (39.5%) and alcoholic aperitifs (38.0%) followed by wine (28.9%). For girls, the prevalence of consumers of aperitifs (34.5%) is the highest compared to other drinks, followed by the prevalence of beer consumers (27.4%) and wine (24.8%). Amari confirms the less appreciated alcoholic beverages among young people, consumed by 23.3% of boys and 13.3% of girls. “The consumption of alcohol aperitifs has elevated considerably if we take into account the set of men and women”.