Category: Underage Drinking Prevention

Underage Drinking is Legal in Most US States (Learn Which)

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Most U.S. states permit persons under the age of 21 to consume alcohol in many ways. Thus, underage drinking is legal in 41 US states. In spite of “The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984” (The Act). The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 A group opposed to youth drinking explains The Act.. …

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Alcohol Policy for Youth in the U.S.: What Should It Be?

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What should alcohol policy for youth be in the U.S.? This is a heated subject. Here the National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) gives its views.                Overview I.  Alcohol Policy for Youth II. Resources I. Alcohol Policy for Youth NYRA believes U.S. youth alcohol policy should recognize the inevitability of alcohol …

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Alcohol Education by Parents: Should States Prohibit It?

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Many U.S. states prohibit alcohol education by parents. This is a radical change over time            Overview I.   Tradition II.  Radical Laws III. Effective Alcohol Education IV.  Resources Alcohol Education by Parents I.  Tradition Both common law and tradition give parents very wide latitude in raising their children. Parents can …

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Calories in Alcoholic Beverages & in Non-Alcoholic as Well

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It’s common to discourage alcohol drinking among college students. One way is to stress the calories in alcohol. But this may have dangerous outcomes.              Overview I.   The Study II.  Calories in Beverages III. Resources I. The Study A study of 4,271 students from ten colleges were in the …

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National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984

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The Maryland Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition tries to gives help. It summarizes the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. It does this as follows. “The legal age for alcohol in the USA is 21 years old. [Emphasis in original. But the statement is FALSE!] The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 required all …

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Underage Drinking is Not a Problem (If Not, What Is?)

This is a staff editorial from the Daily Barometer. It argues that underage drinking is not a problem.   Underage drinking is not a problem. The problem is over-consumption. This is a result of our society’s unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Overconsumption is everywhere in today’s America. Drinking is but one of the areas where we …

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Effective Alcohol Education: What Works with Underage Youths

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Public policy in the U.S. calls for complete alcohol abstinence by all people under age 21. That includes adults under 21. But it’s a failure. Indeed, the policy has actually been counter productive. That is, causes more problems than it prevents. We must replace failed programs with effective alcohol education. Alcohol education programs are virtually …

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Preventing Underage Alcohol Purchases (Effective Program)

There will never be enough police to prevent underage alcohol purchases. The problem can never be solved by hiring ever more police. But we must have other ways of preventing underage alcohol purchases. Alaska has thought creatively. It uses an economic incentive to reduce underage alcohol purchases. State law permits an alcohol licensee to post …

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Europeans Learn Responsible Drinking: Fewer Alcohol Problems

Journalist Jeff Frantz reports that Europeans learn responsible drinking. Thus young Europeans are more responsible about drinking than those in the U.S. Here’s his piece.   The 21st-birthday bar tour — it’s a staple of American life. You blow out the candles, go to a bar, drink, vomit, pass out. You laugh the next day when …

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