[p class="first"] Young adults in Europe deliberately binge on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests. [/p] The UK has one of the worst reputations for binge drinking and underage sex but there are striking similarities between countries, a study found. [/p] A third of 16 to 35-year-old men and 23% of women questioned said they drank to increase their chance of sex. [/p] The study - of 1,341 young people in nine countries including the UK - is published in BMC Public Health. [!-- E SF --] [/p] Young people were also more at risk of unsafe sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the study found.[/p]The researchers said although it was well known that use of alcohol and drugs was linked to risky sexual behaviour, this study showed many young people were "strategically" binge drinking or abusing drugs to improve their sex lives.
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And this is news how exactly? lol