Underage laws in Action

A student at Park View High School in Loudoun County, Virginia, was suspended ten days for using mouthwash. The student was also required to attend a Substance Abuse Program.

Betcha didn't know
The biggest decrease in the number of cases of psyrosis of the liver came about after repeal of prohibition. After prohibition, the sale and consumption of "moonshine" whiskey plummeted. The result: Americans were healthier

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The Dangers of the Drinking Age

Writing in Forbes magazine, Jeffrey Miron and Elina Telelbaum presented the results of their study. In 1984, Congress passed the Federal Underage Drinking Act (FUDAA), which withheld transportation funding from states that did not set a minimum drinking age of 21. The results of the study were that no lives were saved by the federal government forcing states to adopt the 21 year drinking age. The article can be read here.

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The Dangers of the Drinking Age