It has been said that American young people drink more frequently and experience more alcohol-related problems than young people in European countries. In many European countries youth are legally allowed to purchase and consume alcohol at age 16. "It often is asserted that alcohol is more integrated into European, especially southern European, culture and that young people there learn to drink at younger ages within the context of the family. As a result, it is further asserted that young Europeans learn to drink more responsibly than do young people from the United States." Source: http://www.udetc.org/documents/CompareDrinkRate.pdf. What do you think? Go to www.alcoholfreechildren.org and take the poll.
