Can drinking as a teenager raise your tolerance for alcohol as an adult? A study from Baylor University found that premise held true for animals.

Researchers found that rats that had been exposed to moderate levels of alcohol in adolescence had higher tolerances five years later.

Author Dr. Douglas Matthews said, "The body and brain are still developing and this shows that even moderate levels of alcohol can have harmful effects."

The study was published in the journal Alcohol.

Labels: alcohol, underage_drinking, tolerance

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