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25.013D Nationwide Legal Drinking Age of 21 Years

25.013D

25.013Nationwide Legal Drinking Age of 21 Years: The Texas Medical Association (1) supports legislation to raise the minimum legal drinking age to 21; and (2) urges all physicians to educate their patients about the dangers of alcohol abuse and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (Amended CM-CAH Rep. 2-A-06; deleted CM-CAH Rep.1-A-16).

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October 07, 2016

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 The website for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is blunt: “History shows that severe illness and death rates tend to be higher for racial and ethnic minority populations during public health emergencies than for other populations.” That is certainly happening with COVID-19. Emerging data already show that long-standing social determinants of health are stacked against Blacks and Hispanics in Texas, in some cases prompting a stronger call for value-based care, among other tools, so physicians can better help people of color cope with the health inequities brought on by COVID-19.

 

 

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