Heavy drinkers, drugs users underestimate their levels of consumption compared to others'
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 10:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Heavy drinkers and users of illegal drugs downplay their relative levels of consumption, when comparing themselves to others, reveals research. The research shows that 68 per cent of respondents were drinking at hazardous or harmful levels, yet the vast majority (83 per cent) felt they were drinking at low or average levels.