Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 Does Alcohol Pose a Threat to Society?

1 Underage Drinking Is a Crisis That Threatens Society U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 12

2 Underage Drinking Is Not a Crisis Suzy Dean 19

3 Alcohol Bans Benefit Society SafeBeaches.org 24

4 Alcohol Bans Hurt Society Eric Christiansen 31

5 Restricting Alcohol Advertising Would Benefit Society Peter Anderson 36

6 Alcohol Advertising Should Not Be Restricted Cameron Jones 43

Chapter 2 Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered?

1 The Drinking Age Should Be Lowered to Eighteen Pateik Dalmia 50

2 The Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered to Eighteen Mothers Against Drunk Driving 56

3 Lowering the Drinking Age Will Reduce Binge Drinking in College The Las Vegas Sequitur 62

4 Lowering the Drinking Age Will Encourage Binge Drinking in College Darshak Sanghavi 68

Chapter 3 How Can Drunk Driving Be Prevented?

1 Stricter Laws Can Reduce Drunk Driving Center for Problem-Oriented Policing 76

2 Stricter Laws Cannot Reduce Drunk Driving Mark R. Crovelli 83

3 Sobriety Checkpoints Reduce Drunk Driving Danielle E. Roeber 90

4 Sobriety Checkpoints Do Not Reduce Drunk Driving Ken Krall 96

5 Ignition Interlock Devices Reduce Drunk Driving PR Newswire 102

6 Ignition Interlock Devices Should Not Be Widely Used Charles Peña 107

Facts About Alcohol 113

Organizations to Contact 118

For Further Reading 127

Index 131

Picture Credits 136