Spanish youths turn to the bottle - reminds me of "party weekends" from my college days at UVa

News:
"Thousands of teenagers and students swarmed onto Spanish streets on Friday for mass drinking sessions, defying legislation introduced to stop the binges known as 'botellones.'"

I understand what a nuisance this can be to the grownups, but the kids have to blow off steam somehow. One city decided to designate an are for the botellone (big bottle) rather than try to suppress it. As the newspaper El Pais said, the trick is to manage the situation gently and not overreact in a way that would "light the fuse."