How did the raising of the drinking age from 18 to 21 lead to more problems with drinking?

A) Students learned to drink more excessively from their professors and others.
B) Drinking took place more in the open,leading to more binge drinking.
C) Students grew angry at the new law and began to drink in defiance.
D) Drinking was driven underground,where it could more easily lead to binge drinking.

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Jyoti Tanwar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Raising the drinking age from 18 to 21 led to drinking being driven underground, as those under 21 were unable to legally purchase alcohol. This often meant that drinking took place in more hidden and unsupervised locations, which could lead to binge drinking and other dangerous behaviors.

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