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Originally Posted by Jason1
Okay, I see your point KillerGremlein, but just because the drinking age is lowered does not mean kids are all of a sudden only going to drink at home with the parents in a controlled environment...frat parties will still go on, and kids will still drink in excessive and or potentially dangerous amounts...
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I assume that to be the case....I doubt any age restriction will stop binge drinking or abusive drinking. It just goes hand-in-hand with college, and with the freedom of being away from home. Oddly though, I still think we could help a percentage of people by exposing them to alcohol at a younger age or in a safer environment. It has been my experience/observation that college is not the best place to learn your drinking limitations.
I do think that many people try to stay a few drinks below their limit...I know I do. When I want to drink to get drunk I try to drink as few drinks as possible and get in that comfortable zone. I'd rather not wake up with a splitting hangover. But I also enjoy drinking a beer with dinner...I enjoy wine...and I'm trying to start to enjoy hard liquor. You don't have to drink in excess to enjoy alcohol. Beer and wine are sophisticated drinks that can be enjoyed with a meal.
Like Bond said, I think this is a complex social problem. Hence why I think we should keep the drinking age at 18 or 21.