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Why some parents let their teens drink alcohol at home. (Getty Images) (Ippei Naoi via Getty Images) In the United States, the national legal drinking age is 21 years old and has been so since 1984.
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]
Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain structure that aids in memory according to a study. Heavy teenage drinking linked to abnormal ...
In 2007, the drinking age debate in the United States was renewed when nonprofit organization Choose Responsibility began promoting the lowering of the drinking age coupled with education and rules to persuade people to drink responsibly before they are of legal age. Before one is eligible to buy, possess and consume alcohol, an alcohol ...
Understanding drinking in young people should be done through a "developmental" framework. [75] This would be referred to as a "whole system" approach to underage drinking, as it takes into account a particular adolescent's unique risk and protective factors—from genetics and personality characteristics to social and environmental factors.
Another 19-year-old remains in critical condition as authorities say drinks in the backpacker town of Vang Vieng, Laos, were spiked with methanol
As drinking and having sex may be common in adolescence, many researchers include them as aspects of youth culture. [12] While engaging in these activities can have harmful consequences, the majority of adolescents who engage in these risky behaviors do not suffer long-term consequences.
A 17-year-old Georgia boy has died after a brain injury brought on by drinking too much water. On August 5th, Zyrees Oliver was suffering from cramps due to dehydration after football practice. He ...