Drink causes teenagers to take sex too far

One in five girls and one in ten boys have gone further than they wanted to sexually because they were drunk according to a survey of 14 and 15-year olds in Rochdale.

The survey was part of a government report on teenage pregnancy, which has increased recently following a number of years of decline.

Research has also shown a high rate of under-age drinking, with one in five 14-year olds drinking alcohol at least once a week, and one in ten 15 and 16-year olds getting drunk at least six times a month.

Reports indicate that young people are twice as likely to have unprotected sex when they are drunk, with another survey of 15 and 16-year olds showing that 9% of boys and 12% of girls had had unprotected sex after drinking.

The figures were published in the Telegraph on Saturday.