[Ruatha]

Tehre is always exceptions to the rules.
There are people who have been smoking extensively and drinking often that live to become odler than 100 years.
that doesn't make it a healthy lifestyle.

AS to your friends, yes, these things happens.
I've had friends whose been members of organizations against alcohol but still drank alot. But if you look on it in a bigger population scale, "No" wins.
Will look up the reference later, (Should be working now).

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EDIT:
Ok, it seems the significance is weak, 4% more of the children with parents "allowing" some drinking, drinks more than those who says "No".
(Røysamb E, Friestad C. Rusbruk og foreldrerelasjoner gjennom ungdomsårene. Bergen: HEMIL-Sentret, 1998)

Will look further into this.
More info later...

[ April 14, 2003, 11:46: Message edited by: Ruatha ]