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Dukakis signed a bill to raise the drinking age in Massachusetts from 20 to The ban on drinking alcohol under the age of 21 is believed to be unequivocal in both the commonwealth and the country as a whole, but a recent survey has called into question the strength of the state's drinking ban.
In a survey of underage drinking laws, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found 37 states - including Massachusetts - have exceptions in their laws that allow for minors to possess alcohol, drink among family members or at home. Written into the Massachusetts General Laws is a clause that allows a parent or grandparent to "furnish" alcohol to a minor in the privacy of their homes. People under the age of 21 are allowed to consume alcohol on private premises with the consent of a parent or grandparent, according to the state law.
Although there was a significant reduction in nonfatal crashes in Massachusetts compared with New York, no decline in single-vehicle nighttime fatal crashes or in overall fatal crashes was observed. It is suggested that changes in the drinking age may offer some reduction in teenage driving after drinking and traffic crash involvement, but that teenage drinking and driving after drinking remain serious problems even in states that raise their drinking ages.
Abstract The Massachusetts law raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 20 is examined--the effects on the drinking, drinking and driving, and nonfatal and fatal crash involvement of yr-olds, teenagers immediately younger than those targeted by the law.
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