Recent calls from university presidents to lower the drinking may not only encourage more binge drinking on college campuses, it could also lead to higher addiction rates, according to a new study from Louisiana State University.

In recent years, a group of college presidents launched the Amethyst Initiative. Through the program, they argue that lowering the drinking age to 18 will result in more responsible drinking among college freshmen and decrease binge drinking.

However, the current study suggests otherwise. The research team developed a model based on survey data to estimate whether binge drinking would increase or decrease if the drinking age were lowered. The model showed that drinking would likely increase at a majority of schools.

The researchers also noted that lowering the drinking age to 18 would not only affect those in college. It would also apply to those who did not choose to go to college and even some high school students. This may result in more drunk driving accidents and higher rates of addiction, they said.