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The minimum drinking age of 21 in the U.S. appears to be not only ineffective but ... There is much research evidence to suggest that these changes could reduce the extent of alcohol abuse in the U.S. Some organizations with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo oppose even discussing any of these proposals.
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www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html
www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html
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Neo-prohibitionists of today typically argue that raising the drinking age to 21 has been beneficial. However, the evidence suggests a different story. ... What About the Drinking Age?
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www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/1046348726.html
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UK studies show that a third of those who lose their virginity before the age of 15 do so under the influence of alcohol. We should protect young people from these harms by maintaining a high age limit. ... Recent article from Scotland arguing for an increase in the drinking age to 21 to reduce violent crime (accessible)
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www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=55...
www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=551
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The 1978 National Study of Adolescent Drinking Behavior found that 10th - 12th graders in states with lower drinking ages drank significantly more, were less likely to abstain from alcohol, and were drunk more often than students in states with a drinking age of 21.(8)
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www.cspinet.org/booze/mlpafact.htm
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When age-21 was challenged in Louisiana's State Supreme Court, the Court upheld the law, ruling that "...statutes establishing the minimum drinking age at a higher level than the age of majority are not arbitrary because they substantially further the appropriate governmental purpose of improving highway safety,
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www.cspinet.org/booze/mlpatalk.htm
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These increases, and the disparities in alcohol-related injuries between states that maintained a 21 drinking age and those with lower ages, resulted in 1984 federal action initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under President Reagan.
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www.tobacco21.org/lessons/
www.tobacco21.org/lessons/
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Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the federal law that forced states to raise their minimum drinking age to 21. On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Uniform 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act, ushering in the day millions of college students, members of the armed forces, married couples,
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stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/346/drinkingage.shtml
stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/346/drinkingage.shtml
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A. Minimum Legal Drinking Age 21 Laws ... At that time, most states set the minimum legal drinking age at 21, the standard legal age of adulthood. ... In response, all remaining states increased their MLDA to 21 by 1988. In terms of population coverage, most of the drinking age increase took place in a short time period.
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/research/FewerYoungDriv...
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/research/FewerYoungDrivers/iv__what_caused.htm
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Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, proposes that the state lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. She believes that the current law setting it at 21 drives younger drinkers underground and encourages more dangerous behavior.
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www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/17310184.html
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