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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think energy would be better spent teaching kids about drinking in moderation rather than drinking to excess. Hanging out with friends in a living room and having beers while watching tv or playing games is fine, if they walk, cab or Uber home afterwards or crash at the friends.

I am very curious about the development of binge drinking culture in the US.  Is it a peer pressure thing?  I had plenty of friends and siblings who drank as teens, I chose not to solely because I didn't like the taste, not out of any moral argument.[/quote]

Countries that have 18yr old limit actually have just as much or more binge drinking than America.  The problem is kids don't have the regulatory system in their brain to stop.  It takes them time to realize they are drunk and by then they are so far gone.  If you drink as a teen you are more likely to become an alcoholic because you are killing the regulatory system in your brain.  Kids that start drinking by 16 have an 80% increase in becoming an alcoholic than someone who starts drinking at 21.  [/quote]

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