Why do 18 year olds party so much after graduating high school?

[Cathy]

Mike you sound like a smart peson and someone who truly cares for his brother. Drinking and Drugs lead to bad things, in my opinion with many kids as well as adults. Your brother sounds like hes in the wrong type of crowd. I understand peer pressure, and it stinks. I took many chances, i thought i was cool but, in the end i wasn't cool at all. I was in jail and hung over, not fun!!!I He's working and thats great, but if he starts to screw that up you might want to step in. I don't know what kind of relationship you guys have but if you can try to see whats going on in his life. There are so many kids that go to college and party and drop out and party and go back. Being a teen and a young teen as yourself is hard but stay positive and never do anything you don't want to do. I know you don't want to be a rat and tell your parents, so as i said keep an eye out for him and this is something young people do (not all) and believe me its not cool to be passed out with obsenities written all over ya. Good Luck, Mike. Oh, in NJ the legal age to drink is 21, so if hes partying at someones home and he gets in an accident that person is screwed.