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NAS: Collective Action Needed on Drinking

The Washington Post reports on a new National Academy of Sciences study calling for collective action to reduce underage drinking. The NAS claims that it costs society $53 billion a year, most of this is in the form of traffic accidents and violent crime.

I, for one, would like a reduction in the trend of being treated like a criminal for drinking as an adult. The DC bars now require ID from everyone, and they kick you out of the bars at night, rather than letting you sleep over in your chair.

Posted by chris at September 10, 2003 08:14 AM