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In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Purchase Age Act, to encourage each state to enact a minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) of 21 by 1986. ... 12. Arizona Department of Public Safety, “An Impact Assessment of Arizona’s Lowered Legal Drinking Age and a Review of Previous Research,” Statistical Center, 1981.
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www.cspinet.org/booze/mlpafact.htm
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On July 17, 1984, President Reagan signed into law the Uniform Drinking Age Act mandating all states to adopt 21 as the legal drinking age within five years. By 1988, all states had set 21 as the minimum drinking age, which is where it should remain.
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www.why21.org/history/
www.why21.org/history/
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The legal drinking age for different countries varies dramatically, from zero to 21, as seen in the following table. ... Choose Responsibility believes federal legislation should not penalize states that choose to participate in a pilot alcohol education program based on a minimum drinking age of 18. Thus, it is the...
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www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html
www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html
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I believe the legal drinking age should remain 21. Lowering the age limit would only do more harm than good. ... The drinking age should remain 21 and not be lowered to 18 years old because People are way too immature at 18 and they just want to show off to their friends. They have no responsibilities at age 18. As for a...
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politicswithrichard.blogspot.com/2005/11/why-drinking-a...
politicswithrichard.blogspot.com/2005/11/why-drinking-age-should-not-be-lowered.html
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It has also been found that alcohol does little or nothing to enhance brain activity and therefor is not beneficial and possibly harmful to drink alcohol before that time. For this reason, the drinking age should remain at 21. (Kirby)
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writing.colostate.edu/gallery/talkingback/v2.1/karg.htm
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Intervention training for alcohol sales, service and use. ... Proven effective by third-party studies, TIPS is a skills-based training program that is designed to prevent intoxication, underage drinking, and drunk driving.
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Leading the debate for change is John M. McCardell, Jr., president emeritus of Vermont's Middlebury College, who proposes rolling back the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 after granting "drinking licenses" to those who complete an extensive alcohol education program.
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abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3529878&page=1
abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3529878&page=1
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However, based on the literature, I have chosen to support the legal minimum-purchase age of 21. Available research appears to indicate this is the desired position and the current laws should remain unchanged. ... Klein, T. (1981). The Effect of Raising the Minimum Legal Drinking Age on Traffic Accidents in the State of Maine.
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www.indiana.edu/~engs/cbook/chap11.html
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For someone under 21, any drinking before driving is illegal and ought to stay that way. ... Another Tar Heel athlete, tennis player Christopher Kearney, also 20, should have known better. Driving an SUV ... These incidents occurred just when college presidents across the country renewed a debate about the legal drinking age.
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www.news-record.com/content/2008/08/21/article/the_lega...
www.news-record.com/content/2008/08/21/article/the_legal_drinking_age_should_remain_at_21
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