This Sunday, February 22^nd at 7:00 p.m., 60 Minutes will air a segment entitled “The Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age.”  You can preview and comment on videos from the segment at the CBS 60 Minutes website: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

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• As you may know, in August 2008 there was significant media coverage when over 100 college presidents signed a statement promoting “debate” about the minimum legal drinking age.
• This 60 Minutes segment follows up on that media attention.  We anticipate researchers who support maintaining the minimum legal drinking age and advocates for lowering it to be featured on the segment.
• The best resource on the Minimum Legal Drinking Age is www.why21.org.  We encourage you to visit this website.

New Futures is firmly committed to maintaining the current Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) of 21.  The scientific evidence in support of age 21 is clear and irrefutable.

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For more information about the Minimum Legal Drinking Age, you can contact Aviva Grasso at agrasso@new-futures.org or (603) 658-2770.

You will also find a fact sheet on the Minimum Legal Drinking Age on our website at: www.new-futures.org/pdf/publications/NF_Why_21.pdf.

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