POSED BY MODEL. Generic photo of a teenager drinking alcohol. Children under 15 should not drink a drop of alcohol, even at home, the Government’s chief medical officer said today. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday January 29, 2009. Sir Liam Donaldson received the backing of health campaigners for attempting to clear up some of the ‘mixed messages’ given to parents about their children and drinking. See PA story HEALTH Alcohol. Photo credit should read: David Jones/PA Wire