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National Minimum Drinking Age Act; Long title: An Act to encourage a uniform minimum drinking age of 21 to combat drugged driving, improve law enforcement and provide incentives to the states to reduce drunk driving. Acronyms (colloquial) NMDAA: Nicknames: National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984: Enacted by: the 98th United States Congress ...
Although the purchase of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12–20 years old consume 11% of all alcohol consumed in the US. [7] Among the 14 million adults aged 21 or older who were classified as having alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year, more than 13 million had started using alcohol before age 21. [8]
Unless otherwise noted, if different alcohol categories have different minimum purchase ages, the age listed below is set at the lowest age given (e.g. if the purchase age is 18 for beer and 21 for wine or spirits, as was the case in several states, the age in the table will read as "18", not "21").
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal ...
Here are the laws in 21 popular destinations. Legal drinking ages vary around the world, and many are lower than in the United States. Before you raise a glass or down a pint, be sure you know the ...
Exceptions to the minimum age of 21 for drinking alcohol in the United States, as of 1 January 2007. In the United States, the minimum legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages has been 21 years of age since shortly after the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984. The two exceptions are Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ...
6 Tips To Reduce Alcohol Use And Cancer Risk After Surgeon General's Warning. Since the advisory’s publication, Americans have raised numerous questions about what the government may do next ...
[21] [22] You may serve alcohol if you are at least 21 years of age. City and county governments can set different sale hours. 18-, 19- and 20-year-old wine and beer production students can taste—but not consume—what they are making and studying. [23] Colorado No 7 a.m. – 2 a.m. Beer, wine, and liquor: 8 a.m. – midnight