8. • Teens don’t know moderation
• Why do they Binge Drink? (peers)
• Teach youth how to drink Responsibly
• Hold them accountable as we do with
driving
9. • The Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act, signed
into law in 1984, provides for withholding 10% of
Federal highway funds from States that do not
prohibit the purchase or public possession of any
alcoholic beverage by a person who is less than 21
years of age. This Act effectively raised the
national minimum legal drinking age to 21, as all
States ultimately complied. While it is illegal to sell
alcohol to persons under 21 in all States, State
laws vary widely with respect to specifics about
possession and conditions under which
consumption might be permissible (e.g. with
10. • Not allowing teens to drink in Bars,
Restaurants and public locations forces
them to drink in unsafe places.
• Fraternities and house parties.
• Injuries; fear of legal action
• Lowering MLDA would allow teens to
drink
in safer supervised environments.
• QUESTION: How many states allow
underage drinking?
11. • Most U.S. states allow underage
drinking.
• On private, non alcohol selling
premises.
• 29 with parental consent
• 7 without consent:
• CA, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, N.J.,
OK, WY.
• CALIFORNIA
• BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
• SECTION 25657-25666.5
www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov
13. Parents are not involved in teens
Drinking
Lowering MLDA can provide safe
places for
teens to drink
We cannot simply tell them no when it
does not work already.
14. Traffic Fatalities
•Increased Traffic Fatalities when
MLDA was lowered but depending on
many factors:
- Conditions of Roads
- Driving Laws
- Year/Time period
- Age of the driver
- Safety of vehicle
- Individual Safety
- Enforcement
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15. • “Equalizing” MLDA
“…little attention has been
paid to the fact that the
National Minimum Drinking
Age Act also served to
equalize drinking ages across
most localities in the country.”
(Lovenheim and Slemrod,
2009)
• Teens underage would travel
to states with lower MLDA
• 1988, only year when MDLA
was finally nationalized
• Drinking Across the border
causes implications
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MLDA Increased 1977 to 1988
29. • Teens don’t know moderation
• Why do they Binge Drink? (peers)
• Teach youth how to drink Responsibly
• Hold them accountable as we do with
driving
30. • The Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act, signed
into law in 1984, provides for withholding 10% of
Federal highway funds from States that do not
prohibit the purchase or public possession of any
alcoholic beverage by a person who is less than 21
years of age. This Act effectively raised the
national minimum legal drinking age to 21, as all
States ultimately complied. While it is illegal to sell
alcohol to persons under 21 in all States, State
laws vary widely with respect to specifics about
possession and conditions under which
consumption might be permissible (e.g. with
31. • Not allowing teens to drink in Bars,
Restaurants and public locations forces
them to drink in unsafe places.
• Fraternities and house parties.
• Injuries; fear of legal action
• Lowering MLDA would allow teens to
drink
in safer supervised environments.
• QUESTION: How many states allow
underage drinking?
32. • Most U.S. states allow underage
drinking.
• On private, non alcohol selling
premises.
• 29 with parental consent
• 7 without consent:
• CA, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, N.J.,
OK, WY.
• CALIFORNIA
• BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
• SECTION 25657-25666.5
www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov
34. Parents are not involved in teens
Drinking
Lowering MLDA can provide safe
places for
teens to drink
We cannot simply tell them no when it
Editor's Notes
Discuss: Traffic Fatalities can mean many different types such as: What is listed on slide.
Type of fatality including Road conditions, the laws that were enacted for driving during that time. At that time period during the 80’s and before not as many driving safety programs were available, more easy going, How old was the driver and were they buckled (Permit/License). Law enforcement serious enough?
Will go more into depth….
Still have to collect data
Michael F. Lovenheim, Joel Slemrod, The fatal toll of driving to drink: The effect of minimum legal drinking age evasion on traffic fatalities, Journal of Health Economics, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 62-77, ISSN 0167-6296, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.10.001.(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V8K-4XGBFT8-1/2/70d4cf0830cc4d27e5893a582a4dbaf0)Keywords: Teen drunk driving; Minimum legal drinking age; Evasion
