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A legal drinking age for the buying or consuming of alcohol is in place in many of the world's countries, typically with the intent to protect the young from alcohol-related harm. [9] This age varies between countries; for example, the legal drinking age for Australia is 18, whereas the legal drinking age in the United States is 21. [9]
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reported in 2012, that more than 80% of college students drink alcohol, with estimated 40% report binge drinking in the past two weeks, and about 25% report having academic consequences because of their drinking. [11] 56% of students reported binge drinking once a week. [12]
Story at a glance Drinking problems can affect physical and mental health. One study looked at long-term data on twins to understand how alcohol misuse in teen years could affect health later. The ...
It is said that if a drinking age wasn't strictly enforced and people below the age of 18 had opportunities to learn how to drink responsibility before college, fewer teenagers would misuse alcohol. Dwight B. Heath, a Professor at Brown points out the ‘forbidden fruit’ syndrome that is created when the drinking age is so high.
It includes self-assessments from 15,963 teenagers, ages 13 to 18, who answered questions online about their motivations for drug and alcohol use from 2014 through 2022.
Additionally, studies have shown that Europe has a high alcohol-related mortality rate and is perhaps not a reliable role model when it comes to alcohol and teens.
The CDC’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report highlights concerns for several sub-groups at heightened risk for adverse health outcomes. Students from minority groups, for instance, face elevated risks related to mental health issues, substance use, and experiencing or witnessing violence compared to their peers.
A notable exception to the lower rates of binge drinking in Southern Europe is the Mediterranean island of Malta, which has adopted the British culture of binge drinking, and where teenagers, often still in their early teens, are able to buy alcohol and drink it in the streets of the main club district, Paceville, due to a lack of police ...