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In 1980, when the legal drinking age in New Jersey was changed to 19, fatalities were at an all-time high for 18 to 20 year olds, with 88 young people losing their lives in drunk driving crashes on our roadways.n 2007, ten young people were killed in drunk driving crashes on New Jersey roadways. That number has remained constant since 2005. Overall, the State has experienced a 78 percent reduction in DWI fatalities for young people ages 18 to 20 since the drinking age was raised to 21 in the 1980âs.
Every state has their own history as far as the legal drinking ages go. North Carolina had no known legal drinking age prior to Prohibition. It was 18 after Prohibition, and it was 18 for beer and wine after the passage of the 26th Amendment, and 21 for liquor. Beer and wine was raised to 19 in 1983, and it was raised to 21 in 1986 after the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. It has remained 21 ever since. Underage drinking is legal for religious purposes, medical purposes, and educational purposes.