Compared to Those Who Begin Drinking After the Legal Age

question 306

Multiple Choice

Compared to those who begin drinking after the legal age of 21, teenagers who drink before the age of 14 are:

• A) three times more likely to injure themselves while drinking.
• B) less likely to become serious alcoholics.
• C) more likely to recover from alcohol's effects because their brains are more plastic.
• D) more likely to become alcoholics but less likely to suffer brain damage.

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