The government is recommending that children under the age of 15 should not be allowed to drink alcohol, and that the parents of 15 - 17 year olds should supervise their children's drinking. Is the advice realistic? What is the legal situation, and what damage does alcohol do to a child? To discusss these issuesÌýJaneÌýis joined byÌýProfessor Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol committee, and Teresa Pointing, Clinical Director of In-volve, a national charity that runs a range of drug and alcohol projects for young people.
