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Title: Reducing Youth Access to Alcohol Use


1
Reducing Youth Access to Alcohol Use
  • Traci L. Toomey, Ph.D.
  • Division of Epidemiology
  • University of Minnesota

2
History of the Minimum Legal Drinking Age
  • After Prohibition most states MLDA was 21 years
  • During 1970s many states lowered MLDA to 18, 19,
    or 20
  • By 1988 all states returned to MLDA of 21 years

3
Benefits of Higher MLDA
  • Less alcohol use
  • Fewer traffic crashes
  • Saved over 19,000 lives since 1975
  • May prevent suicides and vandalism

4
Youth Sources of Alcohol
  • Social
  • Friends
  • Siblings
  • Parents
  • Co-Workers
  • Commercial
  • Bars
  • Restaurants
  • Liquor stores
  • Convenience stores

5
Enforcement of MLDA
  • Need to target adults who supply alcohol
  • Need to target adults who sell alcohol

6
Enforcement Strategies
  • Compliance checks with criminal penalties (fines
    or license suspension) for selling to minors
  • Train alcohol servers of licensed establishments
  • Keg registration
  • Shoulder tap campaigns

7
Conclusions
  • MLDA laws are a promising strategy
  • Enforcement of MLDA laws increase their
    effectiveness
  • Sources of alcohol must be targeted
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