tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897146731842397901.post6552179639922322333..comments2023-07-09T00:32:58.194-07:00Comments on Hacking Down Distractions CONTACT hackingdowndistraction@gmail.com: Beer Drinking and Military ServiceWake Up And Smell The Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526883645767636595noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897146731842397901.post-80481364593740388392013-12-05T14:29:24.769-08:002013-12-05T14:29:24.769-08:00The Vietnam War years brought social awareness to ...The Vietnam War years brought social awareness to the paradox of 18-year-olds bearing the duty to fight for their country yet lacking the right to vote or legally consume alcohol. The 26th Amendment was passed in 1971, giving 18-year-olds the right to vote in federal elections. Likewise, between 1970 and 1975, all but 15 states extended adult status to alcohol use by lowering their minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) to under 21 years.1 However, liberalization of alcohol laws was associated with increases in teenage auto fatalities over the ensuing decade. Prompted by the threat of losing federal highway funds if noncompliant, all U.S. states reversed their lenient stance on alcohol use, and adopted the 21-year MLDA by the year 1988.billi_rsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907406360486047863noreply@blogger.com