Table of Contents

Introduction     7
Causes, Risks, and Prevention of Underage Drinking$dNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism     11
Exaggerating the Problem of Underage Drinking Is Ineffective Prevention   David J. Hanson     21
Underage Drinkers Often Binge on Alcohol   Julie Mehta     32
The Drinking Age Laws Must Be Enforced to Stop Underage Drinking   Rebecca Kanable     39
It Is Up to Parents to Stop Underage Drinking   Joseph A. Califano Jr.     48
It Is Not Possible to Stop Underage Drinking if the Drinking Age Is Twenty-One   William F. Buckley Jr.     55
Lowering the Drinking Age Is Not the Solution   Robert Voas     60
American Youth Do Not Drink More than Their European Counterparts   Joel Grube     65
Supervised Underage Drinking in the Home Should Be Allowed   Radley Balko     75
Supervised Underage Drinking in the Home Should Not Be Allowed   Michael Shapiro     81
Appendix     85
Organizations to Contact     91
For Further Reading     96
Index     99
Picture Credits     104