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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]
Since 2000, binge drinking has fallen from 30% to 9% in 12th grade, from 24% to 5% in 10th grade and from 12% to 2% in 8th grade. Getty Teens drinking beer (stock image)
In 2008, Gallup reported that 77% of the population over 18 oppose the 18-year drinking age. [9] As it stands, any state that lowers its alcohol purchase or possession age would lose five percent of its federal highway funding. [10] This could range from a $6 million–150 million loss for any single state.
greater than 7 standard drinks units per week or greater than 3 standard drinks on a single occasion in women [10] any drinking in pregnant women or persons < 21 years old [10] Binge drinking is a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings blood alcohol concentration ≥ 0.08%, usually corresponding to:
First when my parents heard their teenage son was drinking in the middle of town. But much more to come. It would take years to admit I had a drinking problem. Not seeing it kept me from a healthy ...
The risk of alcohol dependence begins at low levels of drinking and increases directly with both the volume of alcohol consumed and a pattern of drinking larger amounts on an occasion, to the point of intoxication, which is sometimes called binge drinking. Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcoholism.
However, teens who drink alcohol on average consume more alcohol in one sitting than most adults, and nearly half of all teens who consumed some amount of alcohol in the past 30 days had done so in excess. [131] Not only are teen drinkers more likely to get drunk, but the effects of drunkenness are worse.
Four people have died — including a teenager — after drinking alcohol that authorities say was tainted with methanol.. An American, two Danish tourists, and a 19-year old from Australia ...