1 If your flask has not been used for some time, rinse with warm water to remove any residual odours. 2  DO NOT overfill your flask. Leave sufficient space in the neck to fit the stopper.  After filling, always ensure that both the outside cup and stopper are tightly closed.
The 8.4% prevalence of alcohol abuse/dependence estimated by the present study (13.1% for men and 4.1% for women) is above the average value of 6% that Galduroz et al8 (2003) found in a survey performed in 1999.
Rates of alcohol consumption among underage youth are a cause for concern (National Research Council 2003 and Institute of Medicine). In 2011, 24.8 percent of 12- to 20-year-olds reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days (National Survey of Drug Use and Health [NSDUH] 2011).