Like I have been to a lot of countries where the age is 18 and the impact varies greatly. I am a lot less concerned with when we allow kids to drink than when they actually start and how they do it once they start. I wouldn't oppose lowering the age but regardless of whether or not it changes, we need to be a more comprehensive, honest and modest way of educating kids about drinking and drugs. The idea shouldn't be scaring them away from it, but rather how to not be complete fucking idiots about it.