Should alcohol be banned for teens?
( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-12-31 08:19HailChina! （Australia）
In Australia you can buy and consume alcohol at 18. The 21 age limit that they have in America is better. Australia has huge social problems due to binge drinking by youngsters. We have kids getting involved in road accidents while drunk and then there's alcohol-related violence. If we increase the age to 21, we would significantly reduce the social problems caused by alcohol.
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A file picture taken on 7 September 2009 shows the outline of an adolescent behind different bottles of alcoholic beverages in Schwering. A new act that will come into effect on 1 February 2011 introduces higher fees for those who act against the law for the protection of the youth. |
