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<p>Calling shens on this. Before water was safe to drink, one of the leading causes of death was cirrhosis of the liver because people drank excessively (even by today’s standards of excessive drinking). It is possible that moderate drinkers > non drinkers > heavy drinkers, but definitely not heavy drinkers over non drinkers.</p>
<p>Anyway, a problem with the 21 age minimum and the overzealous MIP business by law enforcement is that college students are extremely hesitant to bring seriously sick friends to the hospital out of fear of getting an MIP. The age minimum has forced underage drinking to be extremely and needlessly risky and dangerous.</p>