[LeonardoTolstoy]

Interesting because a friend of mine is a transplant hepatologist and has told me that the number of young people needing liver transplants due to alcohol abuse is abnormally high.

I suppose both "young people are generally drinking less alcohol" and "more young people than ever are abusing alcohol" could both be true statements.

[plorkyeran]

Yeah, it's quite possible that alcohol consumption is becoming more bimodal and young people increasing either drink too much or don't drink very much.