a recent study in new zealand which lowered its drinking age in 1999 from 20 to 18 found that drivers aged 18 or 19 now face a higher risk of being involved in alcohol related crashes that cause death or injury the 21 year old limit may be less effective at curbing binge drinking on college campuses however
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in one of them researchers found that women who had as little as one drink a day boosted their risk of cancer of the breast liver rectum throat mouth and esophagus meanwhile numerous studies dating back decades show that alcohol and heart health have a positive relationship
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the studies show links to breast cancer and links to liver cancer with alcohol intake he says as well as to other cancers if you reduce alcohol intake you can reduce the incidence of head and neck cancer and colorectal cancer
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children and young people are advised not to drink alcohol before the age of 18 alcohol use during the teenage years is related to a wide range of health and social problems however if children do drink alcohol underage it shouldn t be until they are at least 15
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advice for parents if children do drink alcohol they shouldn t do so until they re at least 15 years old if 15 17 year olds drink alcohol it should be rarely and never more than once a week they should always be supervised by a parent or carer
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1 If 15-17 year olds drink alcohol, it should be rarely and never more than once a week. They should always be supervised by a parent or carer.  If 15-17 year olds drink alcohol, they should never exceed the recommended adult weekly limit (14 units of alcohol).
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the research on alcohol s effect on health suggests both harm and benefits says gary rogg md an internal medicine specialist at montefiore medical center and assistant professor and assistant director of the department of internal medicine at albert einstein college of medicine new york
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there s no one answer it has to be individualized according to the specific person says arthur klatsky md a former practicing cardiologist and now an investigator for kaiser permanente s division of research in oakland calif he has published numerous studies on alcohol and health especially heart health
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this story is part of a series on the 30th anniversary of the national minimum age drinking act passed by congress on july 17 1984 cnn dwight b heath knows what he is about to say will sound a little crazy to most people when asked what the minimum legal drinking age should be in the u s heath says 8 or maybe even 6 no the brown university anthropology professor is not advocating getting kids drunk
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what age you should be to drink alcohol
You should be drink alcohol at the age of 18. You should at least 18 year old to drink alcohol.