Lower drinking ages lead to more binge drinking

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 18:00 in Health & Medicine

People who grew up in states where it was legal to drink alcohol before the age of 21 are more likely to be binge drinkers later in life. Researchers found that people who lived in states with lower minimum drinking ages weren't more likely to consume more alcohol overall, but when they did drink, they were more likely to drink heavily.

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