Since the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age law (MLDA) was enacted in 1984, an estimated 25,000 lives have been saved.
- The Science Behind the 21 Law
- Underage Drinking and 21 Law fact sheet
- Underage drinking statistics
- Underage drinking and its effects on the brain
MADD advocates for:
- Increased enforcement of the 21 MLDA
- Limiting social and retail access to alcohol by those under 21
- Reaching out to youth well before peer pressure begins, as early as 4th grade
- Social Host liability laws
- Why21.org, a site filled with facts about the fight to retain the 21 minimum drinking age.
- Underage drinking is the no. 1 youth drug problem in this country.
- Research shows the earlier youth drink the more likely they are to become alcohol dependent and to drive drunk.
- About 5,000 people under age 21 die each year due to underage drinking. This does not include sexual assaults, violence and injuries.
Some university presidents shirk responsibility to protect students from dangers of underage drinking -MADD's response to the Amethyst Initiative