Another angle: does lowering the drinking age decrease binge drinking? Wisconsin's

<p>"I don’t think attempting to enforce a blanket ban is doing any good (especially if your figures of 45% of college students being binge drinkers are remotely accurate).:</p>

<p>Actually, Wechsler’s retrospective indicates precisely the opposite, among the college students. Among the general population, it isn’t even a question. It was one of the greatest public health initiatives of the late 20th Century.</p>