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Although some states completely ban alcohol usage for people under 18, the majority have exceptions that permit consumption. [2] Underage drinking has become an activity primarily done in secrecy. In what is known as pre-gaming or pre-partying, underage drinkers may hide their alcohol consumption by drinking quickly before they go out.
21 (no one underage is allowed consumption Section 28-1) Alaska: N/A: 21 [8] 1970: Lowered to 19 [10] 1984: Raised to 21 with grandfather clause (if born before January 1, 1965) [11] [12] 21 (unless the underage person is not on a licensed premises and the alcoholic beverage is provided by a parent, legal guardian, or spouse over the age of 21 ...
21 Exception: Underage drinking allowed for medical purposes, and on private non-alcohol selling premises with parental consent [13] Most communities have more restrictive laws, ranging from restrictions on operating hours to bans on sale and possession. [ 14 ]
However, according to information provided by the Alcohol Policy Information System — a project of the National Institute of Health — 45 states provide legal exceptions for underage drinking ...
Guidance on the issue varies by state.
You can’t drink alcohol in public spaces or outside of a licensed venue under California law, and you can only be drunk in public as long as you aren’t bothering other people.
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]
College campuses across the nation continue to struggle with issues of underage drinking, despite the nationwide MLDA of 21. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) took special interest in this issue, and compiled a list of recommendations for colleges to implement in order to combat underage drinking on campus. However ...