World’s Youngest Alcoholic: Meet 2-Yr-Old Who Downs Bottles Of Beer In Minutes

Authorities in China are dealing with what is
believed to be the country’s youngest alcoholic
– a boy aged just two years old.
Cheng Cheng first tried wine at 10 months, and
downed his first bottle of beer before the age of
one.
Now, the toddler in eastern China’s Anhui
province screams for alcohol as his parents
struggle to move him onto milk and soft drinks.
His habit has sparked outrage in local media,
with doctors urging his parents to take
immediate action to prevent life-threatening
damage to his organs.
Social services are this week debating whether
to place him in care.
But incredibly, his parents and relatives have
joked about Cheng Cheng’s taste for alcohol.
It started when he was a baby and his father
gave him a drop of wine to stop him crying,
reports claim.
Not yet in school, the little boy can now
allegedly drink up a whole bottle of beer without
any noticeable effects.
His aunt Cai Teng said: ‘At that time, all of us in
the family have already thought that this child
can really drink a lot when he grows up.’
Whenever his family takes out bottles of alcohol,
he demands to drink some, she explained.
His mother, fearing that she and her husband
could face legal consequences over their
questionable parenting, has reportedly tried to
get him to swap booze for milk, juice or other
drinks.
But she said: ‘His eyes are always on the
alcohol bottles. We can only try their best to
store the bottles in a place which in not seen by
him.’
Cai said that during big festivals Cheng Cheng
would cry for alcohol when he saw relatives and
friends drinking.
She said: ‘As sometimes he is really noisy, we
have no options but let him to try a little bit of
wine.’
A few days ago, Cheng Cheng’s father shared a
bottle of beer with Cheng Cheng who downed it
in minutes.
Cai said that Cheng Cheng’s ability to handle
alcohol has made the family both surprised and
worried.
‘We will not let him drink or touch alcohol
anymore as we afraid that it will affect his
growth,’ she added.
Pediatricians in mainland China said that the
body and organs in children at this age are not
well-developed. A little bit of alcohol can easily
harm their health.