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I can see both sides of the argument. I'd like to point out, however, that I had friends who were 18 year old binge drinkers and friends that were 24 year old binge drinkers. Plus, even if it's legal, college freshmen may still binge drink at a higher rate than others because it's their first time away from home.
I'd have to agree with the whole culture shift point. Unfortunately, even if every family started it now it'd still be about 20 years before we saw actual results. Plus, if you look at other social parameters we have - some change quickly, others take longer than normal.
Plus, no matter the age there are always going to be people that abuse the substance. Controlled substances are illegal for everyone and I bet most of us could name at least one person who abuses controlled substances, either someone that we know personally or someone that one of our friends or family knows personally.
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