... their drinking practices and experiences “on their own terms”. Design/methodology/approach In total, 40 young people, aged 15-24 years, from the suburban case study locations of Chorlton and Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK, were recruited for multi-stage qualitative research. The participants were presented...

.... In addition, information was elicited on the topic of the positive aspects of drinking. This paper examines the ‘drinking profile’ of those people who reported positive aspects of drinking. Most of the people surveyed reported that their past year's alcohol consumption had been enjoyable regardless of whether...