In this article, they say that the rate of underage drinking is going up! The money that they are spending to get these drinks, is ridiculous. The rate in Australia is 175 million drinks a year. And it feed about $107 million dollars directly into government coffers. According to a new report highlight "alarming" rates of illegal alcohol consumption. The studies are showing that 506,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 drank about 175 million standard drinks in 2005, generating sales of $218 million dollars. About 40% of the income comes from 16-17 year old boys. 17% were 13 year olds, and 30% were 14 year olds.
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