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Programs for Youth
Since the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age law (MLDA) was enacted in 1984, an estimated 25,000 lives have been saved.
- Underage drinking statistics
- Underage drinking and its effects on the brain
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MADD advocates for: - Increased enforcement of the 21 MLDA
- Limiting social and retail access to alcohol by those under 21
- Reaching out to youth well before peer pressure begins, as early as 4th grade =================================
- Social Host liability laws
- Why21.org, a site filled with facts about the fight to retain the 21 minimum drinking age.
- Urge lawmakers to preserve the 21 drinking age.
- Underage drinking is the no. 1 youth drug problem in this country.
- Research shows the earlier youth drink the more likely they are to become alcohol dependent and to drive drunk.
- About 5,000 people under age 21 die each year due to underage drinking. This does not include sexual assaults, violence and injuries. =================================
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