High school students need to be taught effects of drinking alcohol A group of college and university presidents have formed what they call the Amethyst Initiative. They raise the hoary question about reducing the drinking age from 21 to 18. They say keeping the minimum age for drinking at 21 encourages binge drinking among young adults between 18 and 21 who know how to get all the alcoholic beverages they want. The presidents’ reasoning is not immediately apparent. |