Tattoos could be potential markers of drinking - Times of India

While people acquire tattoos and piercings for different reasons, prior research has shown that individuals who do so are also more likely to engage in risky behaviours that include substance and alcohol use.

...

Myrna Armstrong, Professor Emerita at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and author of some of the studies cited by Gueguen, concurred. "However," she said, "you need to look at the ages of the groups being examined. While France may not have the same issues as North America, the two groups here that tend to favour tattooing and piercing - 13 to 18, and 18 to 25 years of age - are already considered high-risk people in terms of their drinking and other behaviours simply because of their ages and their age-related desires to experiment.

Read the full story >>