Support for 21 Minimum Drinking Age Law and Underage Drinking Prevention

 

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Fact Sheets

• Underage Drinking Fact Sheet
• The Science Behind the 21 minimum drinking age
• 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) and 21 Coalition Fact Sheet
• Alcohol Related Traffic Deaths Fact Sheet from the National Institutes of Health
• Facts About Underage Drinking from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

Media Materials

• Some University Presidents Shirk Responsibility to Protect Students from Dangers of Underage Drinking – August 19, 2008
• MADD’s Statement on the SAMHSA/Acting Surgeon General Report on Underage Drinking – June 26, 2008
• Support 21 Coalition News Conference Press Release – Oct. 9, 2007

Research and Resources

• 2008 Nationwide Insurance Survey on Underage Drinking
• SAMHSA/Acting Surgeon General Report on Underage Drinking
• 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age Questions and Answers
• Center for Science in the Public Interest Support Statement  
• Effects of Minimum Drinking Age Laws: Review and Analyses of the Literature from 1960 to 2000 (University of Minnesota – Wagenaar and Toomey)
• Youth Drinking Rates and Problems: A Comparison of European Countries and the United States (OJJDP)
• The Neurocognitive Effects of Alcohol on Adolescents and College Students (for Council on Scientific Affairs and AMA)
• Underage Drinking Prevention on MADD.org
• MADD's response to the Amethyst Initiative
• Pledge to Support the 21 minimum drinking age
• Why21.org

Charts 

• Cumulative Lives Saved by Minimum Drinking Age Laws
• Public Opinion on Lowering National Drinking Age to 18
• Percent of 12th Graders Who Binge Drink (within the past two weeks)
• Percent of 12th Graders Who Use Alcohol Daily
• Under 21 Drinking Drivers in Fatal Crashes