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thisoneisnotasbad t1_jd2okgp wrote

Reply to comment by thunderbundle in Police busted underage drinking party at home of state rep by BudsKind802

It’s actually backed by studies which show the male brain is still not developed at 18 (thus the criminal charging status for 18 to 21 year olds) as well as studies which show the longer someone waits to drink the less likely they are to become dependent. If the topic is of interest I encourage you to google it. Just preventing that first sip until after like 17 statistically reduces the chance of alcoholism by double digits.

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JavyLopez t1_jd2wq12 wrote

Super interesting. Do you know off hand if this is US specific? I’ve heard of families in Europe giving their kinds wine earlier but also the binge drinking culture is very different

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_jd30yrb wrote

I have never looked at non us research. my partner is in the recovery field and we have looked and talked our kids about it. I imagine it is very related to culture as well.

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