With all this talk about Health Care, one thing most people agree on is that prevention and education are the best tools for ensuring a more healthy population. Put down the Cheedos and hop on a bike- and all that jazz.
In the same light I recently read an article in TIME magazine (when I still had the money to have a subscription) about Presidents of the most prestigious Universities calling for reform to the drinking age. They are at the forefront of a growing problem with under aged drinking at college. The solution they say- lowering the drinking age to 18 AND requiring all 'drinkers' to take courses in drinking and receive a 'drinking license'.
Interesting idea, but will this really calm the over active hormones and freedoms that run rampant from freshman to about junior year of college? Not likely. The health center hands out free condoms and every child that goes to public school receives sex education- do college students still get pregnant and STDs ??
Maybe prevention and education are the best answers- maybe people are going to do whatever it is they want to do no matter what (for the most part ;)
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