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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most HS studens in Europe do not drive nor have a drivers license.  The test is much harder to pass and most EU countries have an 18 yr old minimum.

Take away the driving aspect and you have a different story.  Sure you can get hurt walking, riding a bike or taking a taxi while drunk but it is not the same as a teen drinking and driving.

That being said, as an EU ex pat living in DC, I will tell you PLENTY of teenagers abuse alcohol.  Plenty.  It is a real problem.  A friend of mine was drunk at a party of a friend whose parents were out of town, the flat was on the 5th floor, there was scaffolding outside for building renovations, people went out the window and were climbing on it, she fell, she died.  She was 17, celebrating passing the BAC.

People have these images of European children all sipping wine with their parens at a young age and hence are all in control by the time they graduate from high school.  But stupid shit involving alcohol still happens, don't romanticize it.[/quote]

Agree.  And in many European countries binge drinking is more common and the alcoholism rate higher than in the US.  So no one really has the magic answer here (except maybe Mormons).[/quote]

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