SHOULD THE
DRINKING AGE BE
LOWERED FROM 21
TO 18?
BY: ALONDRA MORENO
People 12-to-20-year-olds consume 11 percent of all the alcohol in
the United States.
More than 90 percent of these adolescents consume by binge
drinking.
Eighty-one percent of drivers who were under age 21 and involved
in a fatal crash in 2010, had a blood alcohol content higher than .08,
the legal limit.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
KEEPING ADOLESCENTS AWAY FROM ALCOHOL
Interventions
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Individual-level interventions
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School-based interventions
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Family-based interventions
Parents being Aware
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Talking about the dangers of drinking
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Serving as positive role models in general
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Having regular conversations about life in general
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Table 2.6B— Alcohol
Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2002-2019.