Engs, professor at Indiana University, has been studying the subject of lowering the legal drinking age for twenty years. He found that “the majority of students under this age consume alcohol but irresponsibly. Indeed, these young people consider alcohol consumption to be a tempting “forbidden fruit” (Why the drinking age should be lowered,1). This is not the first time this policy has been discussed. During national prohibition in the 1920s, these laws required each state to change its MLDA to 21. But these laws were repealed because they were unenforceable and caused other social problems. Evidence shows that underage young adults are more likely to be “binge drinkers.” 32% of heavy drinkers were minors while only 24% were adults (Why the drinking age should be lowered, 1). Research from the 1980s reveals that there was a decline in drinking and drinking among college students before the law that mandated every state's MLDA at age 21. But many other factors could have lowered this rate. “There has been an increase in other problems related to excessive and irresponsible drinking among college-aged youth. Most of these reported behaviors changed little until after the 21-year-old law took effect in 1987. For example, from 1982 to 1987, approximately 46 percent of students reported "vomiting after drinking." This figure increased to more than 50% after the law change. Significant increases were also observed for other variables: "stopping classes after drinking" increased from 9%