Accounting for Changes in Alcohol Use and Abuse in the United States

Per capita alcohol consumption, teen drinking, and alcohol-involved traffic fatalities show declines ranging from 16% to 40% since their peaks around 1980. This article examines how beverage prices, the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA), population aging, and teen attitudes contributed to the declin...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Linkenbach, Douglas J. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244012459742