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Will increasing alcohol availability by lowering the minimum legal drinking age decrease drinking and related consequences among youths?

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  • Wechsler, H.
  • Nelson, T.F.

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Alcohol use health consequences are considerable; prevention efforts are needed, particularly for adolescents and college students. The national minimum legal drinking age of 21 years is a primary alcohol-control policy in the United States. An advocacy group supported by some college presidents seeks public debate on the minimum legal drinking age and proposes reducing it to 18 years. We reviewed recenttrends in drinking and related consequences, evidence on effectiveness of the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years, research on drinking among college students related to the minimum legal drinking age, and the case to lower the minimum legal drinking age. Evidence supporting the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years is strong and growing. A wide range of empirically supported interventions is available to reduce underage drinking. Public health professionals can play a role in advocating these interventions.

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  • Wechsler, H. & Nelson, T.F., 2010. "Will increasing alcohol availability by lowering the minimum legal drinking age decrease drinking and related consequences among youths?," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(6), pages 986-992.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.178004_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.178004
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    1. Kabir Dasgupta & Christopher Erwin & Alexander Plum, 2020. "The Devil is in the Details: Identifying the Unbiased Link between Access to Alcohol and Criminal Behavior," Working Papers 2020-12, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics.
    2. Godwin Ihemeje & Grace Ihemeje, 2020. "Drinking Age Policy Implementation and the Practice of Federal Law in the United States," Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(2), pages 8592-8592, December.
    3. Ning Zhang & Eric Caine, 2011. "Alcohol Policy, Social Context, and Infant Health: The Impact of Minimum Legal Drinking Age," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-14, September.

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