Does our legal minimum drinking age modulate risk of first heavy drinking episode soon after drinking onset? Epidemiological evidence for the United States, 2006–2014

Background. State-level ‘age 21’ drinking laws conform generally with the United States National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 (US), and are thought to protect young people from adverse drinking experiences such as heavy episodic drinking (HED, sometimes called ‘binge drinking’). We shed light on...

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Main Authors: Hui G. Cheng, James C. Anthony
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Acceso en liña:https://peerj.com/articles/2153.pdf