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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Experts debate merit of making drinking age 21

What role does the 21-year-old drinking age play in the phenomenon of young adults bingeing on alcohol? This has become a fiercely debated topic in the past few years. 

Some experts suggest that it is almost irrelevant, since teens will drink, whether they are 21 or not and whether it is legal or not, and that the law may encourage binge drinking because teens will want to consume very quickly to avoid getting caught. Others say that the 21-year-old limit, adopted in every state by 1988, makes it much harder for young people to obtain alcohol and has dramatically reduced the number of car accidents and resulting deaths.
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