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At the last count 20 American states have lowered the age for legal drinking to 18. Six more have vested all rights of adulthood in those who are 18 except the right to drink; for that they do not become adults until the age of 19, and in Delaware the legal drinking age is 20.
Reprinted, with permission, from Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 201 (1974), 48
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Zylman, R. (1979). Drinking and Driving after it’s Legal to Drink at 18. Is the Problem Real?. In: Robinson, D. (eds) Alcohol Problems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16190-4_23
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