>Canada once did a study which showed the huge increase of vehicle accidents and deaths in teens when the age was changed to 19.
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>Many say that if you trust a soldier with a tank, then you should trust him with alcohol. They can go to war and risk or give their life, but they cannot drink. While it is an issue, I disagree.
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I heard a story on this topic yesterday on NPR and it started me wondering why we don't license alcohol consumption the way we do driving. We could have some kind of graduated system that lets us teach kids how to drink responsibly.

Tamar