A 15-year-old boy attends for a sports participation certificate. He mentions that his parents give him a glas…

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A 15-year-old boy attends for a sports participation certificate. He mentions that his parents give him a glass of wine with Sunday dinner so that he learns to handle it before he goes out on his own, and that he drank four cans of beer at a party a fortnight ago. He is well, is doing well at school, and there is nothing to suggest harm has yet come of it. His father, who is in the room, asks you to confirm that supervised drinking at home is the sensible approach. Which one of the following sho…

Accepted Answer

No alcohol at all until eighteen.

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No more than four drinks in one day.

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No more than ten drinks each week.

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No more than two drinks each day.

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Supervised drinking at home is safer.

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