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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-09-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244012459742 |