Should the legal drinking age be lowered? / Stefan Kiesbye, book editor

Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-99) and index

Alcohol use in twentieth-century America / Mack P. Holt -- Alcohol use by underage youth / National Household Survey of Drug Abuse -- The legal drinking age is outdated / John J. Miller -- Arguments for lowering the legal drinking age are not valid / AlcoholPolicyMD.com -- The legal drinking age exacerbates underage drinking / Friar Dennis Tamburello -- A drinking permit should replace the minimum legal drinking age / David J. Hanson, Dwight B. Heath, and Joel S. Rudy -- Young adults should be taught responsible drinking / Stanton Peele -- Cultural exposure to alcohol does not lead to responsible drinking / Coalition for a Safe and Drug-free Nevada -- Education and police and community support are necessary for a lower drinking age / Ralph DiMatteo -- Lowering the legal drinking age will reduce alcohol’s allure / Ruth Ann Dailey -- Adults who undermine the legal drinking age should be punished / Rebecca Kanable -- Early alcohol consumption puts youth at risk for further abuse / Stuart Copans, Jean Kinney, Todd Wilk Estroff -- Teenage party trips encourage underage drinking / Tamara Jones -- Teenage driving is as dangerous as teenage drinking / Anna Quindlen