alcohol too freely available for young

Reported on news today.

Alcohol too freely available and contributing to young ones' brains being harmed while still developing.

Alcohol involved in depression, domestic violence and car accidents, so should we follow the US in lifting the drinking age to 21 ?

The argument that at 18, people are allowed to vote and be in the military and die for their country doesn't wash in my opinion.

Why allow our young to pickle their brains as a cultural sort of thing ?