DRINKING AGE LAWS: FIFTEEN YEARS IN REVIEW

A survey is described which was carried out in 1996 among 16-20 year olds living in New York. The issues examined included a) the degree to which the 21 drinking age law had an immediate impact on alcohol-related behaviour among the underaged, b) the extent to which the law exerted a long term impact, c) the degree to which the law helped reduce drink driving among those under 21 and d) the extent to which the law affected other substance abuse behaviours. The 21 drinking age law is shown to have had a positive effect. Areas for continued effort are identified, in particular the involvement of parents and the use of college-specific campaigning. For the covering abstract see IRRD 893732.

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  CENTRE D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES EN MEDECINE DU TRAFIC (CERMT)

  BP 132
  ANNECY CEDEX,   France  74004
• Authors:
  • Yu, Junwei
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC - T'97, HELD ANNECY, FRANCE, 21-26 SEPTEMBER 1997, VOL 3
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1309-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Age; Blood alcohol levels; Conferences; Drivers; Intoxication; Legislation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1748: Adolescent; 1757: Age; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 2231: Drunkenness; 1556: Legislation; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749608
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 2-9511746-0-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 26 1998 12:00AM