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.. …
Beer keg tagging laws require retailers to place ID number on kegs over a certain capacity. Why is this necessary? And is it effective?
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 …
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 I. Tradition Both common law and tradition give parents very wide latitude in raising their children. Parents can raise their children in …
A common way of trying to discourage alcohol drinking among college students is to stress the calories in alcoholic beverages. 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 …
The Maryland Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition summarizes the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. It does so as follows. “The legal age for alcohol in the USA is 21 years old. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 required all states to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to …
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 …
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 …
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. Fortunately, Alaska has thought creatively and uses an economic incentive to reduce underage alcohol purchases. State law permits an alcohol licensee to …
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 …
