Annotated+Bibliography

Annotated Bibliograpghy

"Ohio Drinking Laws and Penalties." // Www.units.muohio.edu //. The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control. Web. 25 Mar. 2011.

"Underage Drinking-Why Do Adolescents Drink, What Are the Risks, and How Can Underage Drinking Be Prevented?" // NIAAA Publications //. Niaaaweb-r@exchange.nih.gov, Jan. 2006. Web. 25 Mar. 2011. .
 * Johnston, Lloyd D., Patrick M. O'Mally, Jerald G. Bachman, and John E. Schulenberg. "SADD Statistics." // Welcome to SADD //. Jan. 2011. Web. 25 Mar. 2011. . **


 * Kaestner, Robert and Yarnoff,Ben, Long Term Effects of Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws on Adult Alcohol Use and Driving Fatalities (October 2009). NBER Working Paper Series, Vol. w15439, 2009. Web.**


 * -(**This is my opposition). The author here investigates whether or not lowering the drinking age could possibly reduce the amount of underage drinkers. He found that when people go from a non drinking environment straight into a drinking environment they are more prone to binge drink. Also discovered that when you start people off at a younger drinking age they can adapt and become more responsible drinkers.

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 * Lewis, Melissa A. //Social Influences on Adolescent and Young Adult Alcohol Use//. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010. Print.**


 * -**Melissa A. Lewis, a graduate from North Dakota State University speacilizes in psychology. She has obtained her masters and bachelors degree in this field of study. Lewis looks deep into how teens are pressured in life to drink. She also talks on behalf of what effects alcohol can have on people when they begin drinking at a younger age. She does not put her opinion into her search but rather focuses on what she has studied and observed.


 * Mothers Against Drunk Driving. "Why 21." MADD.org. Mothers Against Drunk Driving. February 2011.**

-Started over 30 years ago the organization was started in order to express their views on drunk driving. They believe that the penalties of drunk driving should be increased and that minors, those who are under 18 should be penalized heavier for underage drinking. MADD is not working against the individual who commits the crime, but rather against the act of drunk driving. MADD speaks out in order to prevent the deaths from alcohol impaired driving, saving over 300,000 lives already.


 * National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. //Reducing Underage Drinking:A collective Responsibility.// Richard J. Bonnie and Mary Ellen O'Connell, The National Academic Press, 2004. Print.**

-The writers chosen for this were selected by the Governing Board of the National Research council. They were selected carefully, having either a background in science, engineering, or medicine. They seek toto look for ways to prevent underage drinking however this is not bias because they do not put their views and beliefs into the topic. The information provides statistics from years past that show how alcohol has effected and caused serious damage to the lives of many underage drinkers.


 * Ross, H. Laurence. //Confronting Drunk Driving//. New Haven and London: Yale University, 1992. Print.**


 * -**H. Laurence Ross wrote this book while doing studies for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Ross began to observe drunk drivers to figure out their motive for drinking and driving. He explores the nature of drunk drivers and examines if the laws against drinking and driving causes more people to do it. He searches to see if people are drinking underage due to the laws that say they cannot drink underage. He looks at laws in the past that increased crime penalties to see if that limited that amount of crime being done.