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 A snapshot of why MADD supports the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age law:
An estimated 25,000 lives have been saved by the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the 21 MLDA has reduced traffic fatalities involving drivers 18 to 20 years old by 13 percent and has saved an estimated 25,509 lives since 1975.
In 2006, an estimated 890 lives were saved by minimum drinking age laws.
An average of eight Americans under age 21 die every day in alcohol-related crashes.
Underage drinking is the no. 1 youth drug problem in this country.
Those who start drinking before the age of 21 are more likely to be involved in a fight, commit violent crimes, experience verbal, physical, or sexual violence, drink and drive and become alcohol dependent than those who wait to drink legally.
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.
Underage Drinking Fact Sheet
21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) and 21 Coalition Fact Sheet
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