WHY THE DRINKING AGE SHOULD BE LOWERED: AN OPINION BASED ON RESEARCH

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2014

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Indiana University

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This essay describes the reasons why the drinking age should be lowered based upon research. The current law is unenforceable and has caused increased personal, social, academic and physical problems related to heavy and irresponsible drinking among college age youth.

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This paper was originally published by R. C. Engs (1997). Alcohol Research and Health History Web Page, Indiana University. Additional information was added to the current version.
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Lower drinking age, binge drinking, college students, alcohol toxicity, drinking culture

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Engs, Ruth C. (1997, 2014). Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Indiana University: Bloomington, IN. Retrieved from IUScholarWorks Repository:http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17594

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Engs, Ruth C. (1997) Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Alcohol Research and Health History Web Page, Indiana University. Bloomington, IN.

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This work is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license. For permission to reuse this work for commercial purposes, please contact Dr. Ruth Engs or the IU Archives.

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