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     For years the age limit for drinking differed from state to state, but by 1987 all had raised the drinking age to 21. Now some believe that it should be lowered again to 18. (“Underage Drinking” CQ Researcher, March 13, 1992, p228ff)

     

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    • Are the age-21 drinking laws enforceable?
    • Do age-21 drinking laws encourage alcohol abuse among teens?
    • Do teenagers have the maturity to handle alcohol?
    • Do these laws lower traffic fatalities and accidents?
    • Should alcohol education be used to combat drunk driving rather than age-21 drinking laws?
    • What effect does having the drinking age at 21 have on crime?
    • Who should decide the drinking age of youth; the state or the parents?
    • Will lowering the drinking age to 18 increase teen suicides? 

     

    Reference Books

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    Alcohol
    Call Number: REF HV5066 .A39 2008
    ISBN: 0737737344

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    Should the legal drinking age be lowered?
    Call Number: REF HV5135 .S57 2008
    ISBN: 0737739347

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    Substance abuse: prevention & treatment
    Call Number: REF RC563.4 .E53 2009
    "Underage Drinking"

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    Teens at risk
    Call Number: REF HV1431 .T437 2009
    ISBN: 0737742321

     
     

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