Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 The Legal Drinking Age Policy Has Been Effective Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) 10
2 The Legal Drinking Age Has Not Been Effective Michelle Minton 19
3 Efforts to Lower the Drinking Age Have Both Supporters and Detractors Radley Balko 24
4 Lowering the Drinking Age: Let's Keep the Dialogue Open Donald R. Eastman III 29
5 The Legal Drinking Age May Provide a Safer Environment for Women Alan Mozes 33
6 The Legal Drinking Age Helps Prevent Alcohol-Related Deaths Darshak Sanghavi 37
7 The Legal Drinking Age Does Not Prevent Teens from Drinking Morries E. Chafetz 43
8 MLDA 21 Reduces Binge Drinking, with the Exception of College Students Science Daily 47
9 Efforts to Curb College Binge Drinking Spark MLDA Controversy Shari Roan 51
10 Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Will Not Curb College Binge Drinking Sara Huffman 59
11 Education on Drinking Responsibly Must Replace Neo-Prohibitionism David J. Hanson 62
12 States Should Be Allowed to Experiment with the Legal Drinking Age John Richards 67
13 Differences in Drinking Cultures Between US and European Youth Are Subtle Christopher Sopher 71
14 The Globalization of Cultures Influences Young Drinkers Peter Allen 75
Organizations to Contact 81
Bibliography 87
Index 91
