drinking habits. In the United States, teens and college students have much less of an opportunity to drink, so when they do they tend to

over-drink and not take proper responsibility for their actions while intoxicated. In the United States in 1995 among drivers 16-20 in fatal

car crashes 12.7 percent had a blood alcohol content of 0.1 percent, according to the Statistical Abstract of the United States. This amount

is the legal limit among a group not even old enough to drink. Had United States children grown up with alcohol as they do in Europe it

would be less likely for them to abuse the privilege. The over -drinking of United States college students is also due to the lack of legal

incentive. College students in the United States know if and when they get caught the consequences are small, such as community service

According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), less than one third of parents with a student in 10th grade give their children a clear

message about alcohol. Imagine how that number dwindles as students enter college. If we as society continue to teach value

intoxication accounts for the low drunk driving rates in Europe. I've also heard this, "A little alcohol is good for you once in a while." Yes, that is true. If

I've heard others say, "Look at Europe, they have low LDAs and they don't have problems with alcohol or drunk driving." This is a huge misconception.

I am 18 years old. I can vote, I can be sent to war, I can die for my country, but I can't buy beer. I ought to be outraged. But I'm not.

For four years one of my closest friends came to me crying when her alcoholic parents were destroying her chance at happiness. As we got older she

this value well into their college life.

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