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re: Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
It may be beside the point, but are there any statistics that show raising the drinking age has helped in any way?
For example, when Louisiana raised the drinking age from 18 to 21, was there a decrease in alcohol-related incidents or deaths?
For example, when Louisiana raised the drinking age from 18 to 21, was there a decrease in alcohol-related incidents or deaths?
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:17 am to PrimeTime Money
Maybe, but that's irrelevant. Why not raise it to 30? Save more lives. Outlaw alcohol. Save more lives.
This whole "but it saves XXX lives" is ridiculous.
This whole "but it saves XXX lives" is ridiculous.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:22 am to PrimeTime Money
I think some stats show that drunk driving deaths decreased, but that coincided with safer cars...
Posted on 2/11/17 at 4:11 pm to PrimeTime Money
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It may be beside the point, but are there any statistics that show raising the drinking age has helped in any way?
For example, when Louisiana raised the drinking age from 18 to 21, was there a decrease in alcohol-related incidents or deaths?
This is from the CDC. Take it however you want....
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Fewer motor vehicle crashes - States that increased the legal drinking age to 21 saw a 16% median decline in motor vehicle crashes
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After all states adopted an age 21 MLDA, drinking during the previous month among persons aged 18 to 20 years declined from 59% in 1985 to 40% in 1991
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Drinking among people aged 21 to 25 also declined significantly when states adopted the age 21 MLDA, from 70% in 1985 to 56% in 1991
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Fewer high school dropouts - Students in states that had a MLDA of 18 had a 13 times greater chance of dropping out of high school compared to states with an MLDA of 21
CDC Fact Sheet
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