claim: "we've seen the increase of alcohol use for underage kids even though alcohol has been illegal ... for kids under 21."
author: nancy denuccio
evidence_1: and when youth drink they tend to drink intensively, often consuming four to five  ... before age 9, children generally view alcohol negatively and see drinking as  .... of liver damage, have been found in some adolescents who drink alcohol (48).  .... have zero-tolerance laws that make it illegal for people under age 21 to drive ...
evidence_2: excessive alcohol use can lead to increased risk of health problems such as  injuries, ... the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years drink 11% of all  alcohol consumed in the ... 17% rode with a driver who had been drinking  alcohol. ... changes in brain development that may have life-long effects. ... we  have answers.
evidence_3: while rates have declined, alcohol consumption among youth under the legal ...  with increasing age according to the 2017 national survey on drug use and  health ... with nearly six out of ten teens reporting they have never consumed  alcohol. ... tenth graders' reported monthly consumption rate has been cut in in  more ...
evidence_4: underage drinking is a serious public health problem in the united states.  alcohol ... binge drinking is consuming many drinks on an occasion (see box). ...  as adolescents get older, they tend to drink more. ... drinking alcohol can cause  kids to have accidents and get hurt. ... increases the risk of physical and sexual  assault.
evidence_5: since colonial times, drinking alcohol has been part of american culture and its  use by young people has been accepted by many as part of growing up. ... laws  that make it illegal for people under age 21 to drive after drinking any alcohol. ...  this has even been shown for identical twins who have the same genetics but ...