>3) Given how social ties are stratified in kids due to the education system, providing a buffer of a couple of years protects high school kids from expostion t

>3) Given how social ties are stratified in kids due to the education system, providing a buffer of a couple of years protects high school kids from expostion to addictive substances. Is this actually useful though? In some European countries, like Finland, high school kids end up over the age of 18 and are thus legally allowed to drink.