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Does having a drinking age of 21 contribute to binge drinking and alcohol abuse among college students, as claimed recently by a group of university presidents?
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| No | 46% | 261 votes | Total: 564 votes | |
| Yes | 54% | 303 votes |
No
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Created on: August 17, 2009
Binge drinking is immature behavior. The reasons behind binge drinking are social and related to being
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by Maria K.
Created on: April 03, 2009
The only factor contributing to binge drinking and alcohol abuse among people in general and college
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Created on: September 22, 2009 Last Updated: September 23, 2009
Does having a drinking age of 21 contribute to binge drinking and alcohol abuse among college students,
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by Mindy Yount
Created on: April 03, 2009
It is a fact that if something is restricted, the more alluring and enticing it is. Alcohol is one of
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by Brian Tobin
Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: April 27, 2010
Having dealt with young adults as a community college instructor for twenty-five years, I can agree
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Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: August 31, 2008
University presidents who point to the legal drinking age of 21 as "the" major contributor to binge
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by Cari Smith
Created on: April 03, 2009
Binge drinking is not caused by the age restriction on alcohol. People will binge drink no matter what
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Created on: February 17, 2009
The drinking age is not the problem, the problem is how American culture treats alcohol. Regardless
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Created on: August 21, 2008
The 21 year old limit for drinking alcohol has no effect whatsoever on college binge drinking other
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by Ted Sherman
Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: August 22, 2008
Age has nothing to do with binge drinking. The title question for this article is so long and complicated,
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Created on: August 22, 2008
"Hey dudes let's party!"
These words have been probably uttered more times than "Hey dudes let's study"
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Created on: August 26, 2008
It is with great difficulty that I have come to the conclusion that I have regarding the legal drinking
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by xe
Created on: December 02, 2008 Last Updated: February 07, 2009
A lower drinking age does not contribute to the excesses the professors claim. It does not matter if
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Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: August 22, 2008
No, having a law that says people under the age of twenty-one should not be served alochol should not
Yes
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Created on: August 01, 2009
As a college student, I can say first hand that the drinking age contributes to binge drinking. College
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Created on: September 01, 2010 Last Updated: September 04, 2010
What happens when you limit someone from the ability to do something? What happened during prohibition?
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Created on: August 21, 2008
Living in a European country where the age limit for drinking is younger than the stated 21 years old
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Created on: April 03, 2009
If you're a middle aged person living in the United States of America where the legal drinking age has
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Created on: August 23, 2008 Last Updated: March 31, 2009
The drinking age of 21 most defiantly contributes to binge drinking on our college campuses. Students
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by R.A. Scott
Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: April 12, 2009
"Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness" -Seneca, Roman Statesman
21 is an outrageous age to allow
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Created on: June 04, 2009
I live in Canada so I was legally allowed to consume alcohol at the age of nineteen, so I guess in a
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by Chris Cannon
Created on: September 19, 2010
Having been in the world of work since the age of 17, much of this self-employed, I have not had time
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Created on: March 09, 2009
Having a legal age limit for the consumption of alcohol is one of the causes of binge drinking. Prohibition
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Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: August 24, 2008
YES, HAVING A DRINKING AGE OF 21 DOES CONTRIBUTE TO BINGE DRINKING AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
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Created on: February 15, 2009
Sending young people away from home with no comprehension of how alcohol affects them is like sending
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Created on: August 21, 2008
Kids and Alcohol DO Mix
Absolutely yes! The first thing people want, especially young people, is what
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Created on: August 21, 2008
Drinking is a part of the college experience for many students, and the fact that most traditional college
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