The latest advertisement campaign by the animal-rights group PETA urged college students to drink beer rather than milk. Never mind that most students are below the legal drinking age. Never mind that the beer-bottle shaped key chain they gave away associates drinking with driving. PETA argued that beer does not harm animals. PETA even claimed that beer has fewer calories and no fat or cholesterol.
Studies indicate that teens show much higher gambling rates than adults.
Among adults, about 1 percent are pathological gamblers, but between 4 and 8 percent of the teen population in the United States and Canada show signs of serious gambling problems. All rights reserved.