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Effects of Reducing the Legal Alcohol-Purchasing Age on Drinking and Drinking Problems; a Review of Empirical Studies

Reginald G. Smart, Michael S. Goodstadt

SUMMARY. A review of studies of the effects of reducing the legal age for drinking and purchasing alcoholic beverages suggests that there are public health reasons for not introducing such changes in jurisdictions which have not already done so.