Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 30, 2008
Addressing Underage Drinking by Enabling It Won't Solve Anything
Addressing the underage drinking epidemic by enabling it would be akin to suggesting that we can solve the problem of speeding by doing away with speed limits, writes Stephen Wallace. - Forum Column
By Stephen Wallace
This article appears on Page 6
Renewed public discourse about the advisability of lowering the legal drinking age, largely fueled by former Middlebury College President John M. McCardell, Jr., has opened a different front in the war on substance use and abuse among young people. While some have tired of the now decades-old debate, a fresh round of honest discussion by informed public policym...
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