In their research, they find that upon the reduction of the minimum drinking age, the rates of problems such as “traffic crashes and presentations for intoxication at emergency departments” had significantly increased, especially among the sixteen to nineteen year old age group (Gruenewald et al. 1757). The scientists find that before the law went into effect, many public health researchers and agencies thought that lowering the minimal drinking age would lead to greater use of alcohol and greater problems among the adolescent adult age group, and some argued that if the age was lowered, the young adults could be controlled in safe environments such as bars and restaurants where their behavior can be monitored (Gruenewald et al. 1757). Even though the number of issues relating to alcohol consumption increased by 7.5 percent across all circumstances, the timing of the New Zealand national survey were contacted four years before the law took into effect (Gruenewald et al 1757). In addition, New Zealand had not put in place any alcohol related
In their research, they find that upon the reduction of the minimum drinking age, the rates of problems such as “traffic crashes and presentations for intoxication at emergency departments” had significantly increased, especially among the sixteen to nineteen year old age group (Gruenewald et al. 1757). The scientists find that before the law went into effect, many public health researchers and agencies thought that lowering the minimal drinking age would lead to greater use of alcohol and greater problems among the adolescent adult age group, and some argued that if the age was lowered, the young adults could be controlled in safe environments such as bars and restaurants where their behavior can be monitored (Gruenewald et al. 1757). Even though the number of issues relating to alcohol consumption increased by 7.5 percent across all circumstances, the timing of the New Zealand national survey were contacted four years before the law took into effect (Gruenewald et al 1757). In addition, New Zealand had not put in place any alcohol related