Young people are drinking less than previous generations with Gen Z increasingly opting to break with Britain's notorious drinking culture.
Among these is Charlie Martina who developed a drinking problem during her undergrad years at the University of Liverpool. Drinking masked Charlie's nerves, turning her from a "shy and anxious" person to someone "cool and interesting". She said the drinking culture in the UK meant she never questioned whether using alcohol to cope with mental illness could be a problem.
That got worse at university, where nights out, pub crawls and drinking games are a big part of student life. Many society socials revolve around alcohol and drinking is how Charlie met most of her friends. She said: "It was just a really big part of my life.
