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It is the festive season again and alcohol misuse incidences among teenagers are set to rise. However, reports of underage drinking, while exciting moral indignation, rarely interrogates the more insidious effects of alcohol abuse on youth; the heightened risk of developing Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the socio-economic effects.
Alcohol, along with tobacco use, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity, are among the four major NCD risk factors indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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