Scotland
Scotland's national drink is whisky. Many people work in this
industry.
Barley is widely grown in Scotland and is one of the main
ingredients of whisky, which is made in distilleries.
Scotland's heavy use of alcohol means that people in Scotland,
particularly Glasgow, are twice as likely to suffer an alcohol
related death than those in the rest of the UK.
45 Scots per week die because of alcohol misuse.
Binge drinking is very common in Scotland and can often lead to
large numbers of alcohol related crime and violence. Scots need to
be 18 years old to buy alcohol. In Glasgow it is illegal to drink
alcohol in the street at any age and can result in arrest.
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