Alcohol use and upbringing

Well, the title of the article pretty much tells you what you need to know. And it does seem to reinforce the common sense and the anecdotal evidence: Italian youths who drink with meals are less often adult problem-drinkers: "'Young people allowed alcohol with meals when growing up were more likely to never drink 5 [or more drinks] or get drunk,' the authors wrote. If they did drink more heavily, it was typically at a 'later age than participants who weren't allowed alcohol in a family setting.'"
However, I think that we need to add in one factor in relation to British society and that is culture. Binge-drinking has huge cultural drivers and that also needs to be addressed, but clearly, the home and upbringing can be a factor (as it seems to have been for our children).