Early Alcohol Consumption Puts Youth at Risk

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I am reading about the how the early alcohol consumption puts youth at risk.

The articles discusses how drinking at a young illegal age is not good for you and can ruin your health.

The minimum legal drinking age is 21. Many young people obtain alcoholic beverages in the United States.

Did they ever change the legal age? Why is the age 21?

psychosocial- of or relating to the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and behavior

What is your opinion on the legal age of 21?

"Early Alcohol Consumption Puts Youth at Risk." Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered? Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. At Issue. Rpt. from "Youth Drinking: Risk Factors and Consequences." Alcohol Alert. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.