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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]
Although some states completely ban alcohol usage for people under 18, the majority have exceptions that permit consumption. [2] Underage drinking has become an activity primarily done in secrecy. In what is known as pre-gaming or pre-partying, underage drinkers may hide their alcohol consumption by drinking quickly before they go out.
Alcohol can cause problems throughout life, it is not only young adults that are affected, people into their sixties struggle with alcoholism. [15] The movement of young adults from high school to college shows that 44% of college students were binge drinkers and that binge drinking peaked at age 21. [16]
Younger people are “finding other ways to socialize that don’t center on alcohol,” Dick adds. “The internet has made it easier to find and connect with people who share interests and hobbies.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new guidelines that recommend parents educate their kids about the negative consequences of alcohol when they're as young as nine-years old ...
That young people are leading the way with this mindset tracks with both Gallup’s recent findings and that of others regarding the drinking habits of millennials and Gen Z, whose alcohol ...
Guidelines for parents to prevent alcohol misuse amongst adolescents, and for helping young people with mental health problems have also been suggested. [ 137 ] Because alcohol is often used for self-medication of conditions like anxiety temporarily, prevention of alcoholism may be attempted by reducing the severity or prevalence of stress and ...
Research suggested the younger generation were now the most sober group overall, with 39% not drinking alcohol at all. Young people biggest consumers of low and no-alcohol drinks – survey Skip ...