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Originally Posted by Nanners52674
I know its a whole different discussion, but I honestly think lowering the drinking age to 18 is the responsible thing to do. It's difficult situation for a college since students start underage and come of drinking age during college. The alcohol will always be there, but underage drinking is still illegal so as a result kids drink more quicker, go to great lengths to hide it including not getting someone help and many other things.
If it was legal at 18 I think it would solve a lot of these issues.
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I absolutely agree with you.
I hate the idea of 'pregaming.' Drinking before an event because students think they will be unable to drink at the event. So they try to guess how much to drink before they leave. They usually overestimate. Then if alcohol is present they continue to drink to excess.
I also hate the mystery punches common at some schools. What the heck is in there?
Allowing 18 yos to consume bottles or cans of beer allows them to monitor their intake more closely and become responsible drinkers.