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Although drinking by U.S. adolescents has decreased during the last decade, more than 20 percent of U.S. high-school students continue to drink alcohol before the age of 14 years. This can have adverse effects on their neurodevelopment. For example, youth who initiate drinking before 14 years of age are four times more likely to develop psychosocial, psychiatric, and substance-use difficulties than those who begin drinking after turning 20 years of age. Little is known about how the age of alcohol-use onset influences brain development. This is the first study to assess the association between age of adolescent drinking onset and neurocognitive performance, taking into account pre-existing cognitive function.
AND see also: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.13503
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @05:01PM
I was young when no age restriction to alcohol applied. Being in a fine wine producers zone, I had a little wine every new year's eve and distilled stuff together with the traditional sweets too.
Result, alcohol was a normal thing, bullies and alternative kids smoked cigarettes.
Other euro guys living under the ban who took cans of beer to drink were regarded with pity.
Unfortunately the ban came here too, and 14 years girls talk about parties where you can have alcohol.
I advocate no whatsoever altered states when you are driving or working in sensitive situations. All the rest should be permitted, nasty stuff under medical oversight. The alternative is money to the mob and glorified vices.