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Meet the teetotal teens

Shannon Ginty and Glenda Chen, both 19, are two teenagers who have made the decision not to drink. They are among an increasing number of young people aged between 16 and 24 who have become teetotal.

The pair said they have friends who are 鈥渜uite heavy drinkers鈥 who, after spending their money on alcohol, 鈥榟aven鈥檛 got money for food.鈥

They said they would 鈥渄efinitely鈥 feel isolated if they didn鈥檛 have each other.

The Office of National Statistics has found that more than a fifth of UK adults now say they don鈥檛 drink alcohol at all.

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Friday 20 February 2015.

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