Citation

Voas RB, Johnson MB. Proc. Int. Counc. Alcohol Drugs Traffic Safety Conf. 2002; 2002: 1019-1020.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, The author(s) and the Council, Publisher International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety)

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Abstract

Mexican border towns have for many years been attractive locales for young Americans to get drunk and;let off steam; because of the lower drinking age and inexpensive drinks south of the border. The extent of this cross-border binging is generally unrecognized. On a typical weekend night, as many as 7,000 youths aged 24 and younger, cross the border at San Diego to patronize Tijuana bars. Community enforcement programs directed at discouraging such cross-border drinking have shown some impact on the number of crossers. However, the impact of the increased security resulting from the events of 11 September 2001 had a much greater impact.