Question by ajsaxton: Is prohibition against any and all alcoholic beverages for young people the best way to prevent alcohol abuse?
No. This indirectly encourages abuse by making drinking appear to be a mark of maturity or an initiation into adulthood.

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Answer by Andre’ F
No, because the more you keep telling someone they can not do something, the more they are going to get curious as to the why. I say try to be honest and explain to them what it is all about. Take the person to an area and let them witness what they will become. To put it mildly prohibition may actually encourage alcoholism because of a miss-communication on a bad day that may lead to wait till I get older. Although, some people never look at it that way.

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