Teenage Drinking It is a fact that teenage alcohol use is a widespread problem in the United States, despite the 21 age minimum for legal drinking. More and more teens are beginning to drink in the privacy and safety of their homes and at parties with their friends. It has been estimated that more then 100 million alcohol drinkers in the United States. A large majority, approximately 11 million, are under the age of 21. Many of these 11 million are currently high school seniors, who openly admit that they have tried or currently drink. Many of them also admit to have taken their first drink by the time they turned 12. Of the 11 mi