Working Bib

Engs, Ruth C. "Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research." Indiana University (1998). "Should the drinking age be lowered to 18 or 19" 20 Mar. 1998. 9 Feb. 2009 .


Fleckenstein, Annette E., and Glen R. Hanson. Drugs and Society. New York: Jones & Bartlett, Incorporated, 2005.


Giaimo, Melissa. "ABC News: Alcohol Laws: Should the Drinking Age be Lowered?" ABC News: Online news, breaking news, feature stories and more. 27 Aug. 2007. 24 Feb. 2009 .


Hanson, David J. "Legal Drinking Age." WWW2 Webserver. 24 Feb. 2009 .


Hyde, Margaret O., and John F. Setaro. Alcohol 101 : An Overview for Teens. New York: Twenty-First Century Books, 1999.


Parker, Jennifer. "ABC News: Group Stirs Debate on Legal Drinking Age." ABC News: Online news, breaking news, feature stories and more. 9 Oct. 2007. 24 Feb. 2009 .


Cloud, John. "Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered?" Time Magazine 6 June 2008.


"The Risks of Teens and Alcohol - Teen Alcohol Addiction." Teen Alcohol Addiction Adolescent Alcohol Abuse Troubled Teen Treatment Information - Teen Alcohol Addiction. 24 Feb. 2009 .

Schlesinger, Robert. "The Drinking Age Debate: Time to Go From 21 to 18, But It's Not an Easy
Call." Weblog post. U.S. News. 23 Feb. 2009. 24 Feb. 2009
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"Teen Alcohol Addiction Adolescent Alcohol Abuse Drinking Age Debate - Teen Alcohol Addiction." Teen Alcohol Addiction Adolescent Alcohol Abuse Troubled Teen Treatment Information - Teen Alcohol Addiction. 24 Feb. 2009 .

Researching...

While working on my bibliography I found some really interesting sides either opposing or for lowering the drinking age, both of which made me think. I have researched and found many ways in which lowering the drinking age could help to change the way teens act and feel about drinking. Many articles and books i've read have suggested that for the alcohol consumption age to be lowered teens should have to attend classes where they learn about the effects drinking has, they attend an AA meeting where they go and listen to recovering alcoholics and their struggles with alcohol, etc.

Research so far...

I decided to research prohibition and alcohol consumption. I wanted to research this topic because I want to see if there is a connection between banning alcohol and if there is an increase in alcoholism. My question is either going to be: Should the alcohol consumption age be lowered in the United States? or What would the effects be if the legal drinking age was lowered? I think i'm going to use the first question because there are two sides. Also, I can incorporate the effects of lowering the legal drinking age into my paper.

Some sites I used:
http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812397,00.html
http://www.teen-alcohol-addiction.com/drinking_age_debate.php