Scrimdods

“Why do I need to learn more about alcohol information” the young teenager asked.  “Every adult I know drinks.  Since I am 19 years old and only two years from being considered an adult, why can’t I start drinking now”?  The teenage continued, “if I can join the military and fight for my country and if I can drive a vehicle, why can’t I drink alcohol?”  What this teenage doesn’t understand is that when people refrain from drinking until they are 21 years old, the probability for becoming an alcoholic gets drastically reduced.  In short, the later an individual starts drinking, the less “high risk” he or she becomes for becoming alcohol dependent.