Lads' culture

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Lads' culture is a British phenomenon where young adults binge drink at several public houses and bars and proceed to nightclubs where they flirt with females despite (or helped by) their drunken state. It involves music, women, technology, alcohol, tobacco smoking and illicit drugs.

Lads' culture exploded during the early 1990s when the government of the United Kingdom legislated to allow multiple alcohol serving establishments to operate in city centres. Previously it was deemed only specific numbers of licensed premises could operate in a defined area, reducing the chance of alcohol fueled violence. Many question whether the legislation was worthwhile. For many, city centres have now become no-go zones on Friday and Saturday nights due to the high number of intoxicated, and sometimes violent, young men and women who roam the streets. Several investigations^{[citation needed]}have also suggested it has placed a heavy burden on the National Health Service.