Alcohol is the No. 1 youth drug problem in America and more young people die from alcohol-related causes than from all other illicit drugs combined. National Research Council, Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective...
In July 1984, Congress and President Ronald Reagan enacted legislation that set the national minimum legal drinking age to 21. MADD applauds the work of Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), as well...
"Recent research shows that the brain continues to develop well beyond childhood — and throughout adolescence. This research raises concerns that underage drinking may affect short-term and long-term cognitive...
From the Surgeon General's Call to Action on Underage Drinking, 2007...
