Drinking age shouldn’t be lowered. 18 should not be the age that young adults can legally start drinking because the brain is still flourishing. As it states in the article “A lower Age Would Be Unsafe: The 21 Drinking Age Has Saved Lives and Should Remain” by Laura Dean-Mooney, Dean-Mooney claims that the evolution of a human being “brian does not stop developing until their early mid-20s.” To put it differently, a young adult at the age 18 brians’ is not thoroughly developed, which can have an outstanding negative impact on their brain in which they won’t be able make the right decisions or…
A huge debate in the United States is what the minimum drinking age should be. Some believe that it should be eighteen and others believe that it should stay at twenty-one. Some argue that one is legal at eighteen, so people should be able to drink also. A major counter argument that people argue is that other than the United States, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand the drinking age is eighteen (Griggs). People argue that these countries need to catch up with the rest of the world.…
Denying them this right is not fair. They find drinking to be a leisure activity that is being taken away from them by this law. Lowering the drinking age would allow those in this age group to enjoy an alcoholic beverage in a public place without running a risk of getting in trouble with law enforcement. It’s a right that they should have as adults living in a free county. In conclusion, adults age eighteen to twenty are given all other adult rights, so this should be a right as well.…
In 1984, the federal drinking age was raised to twenty- one. Since that time, there have been many positive results, such as reduction in some college students who engage in active binge drinking. However, there have also been some negative effects. As over 100 college presidents who favor reconsidering the federal drinking age point out, many college students engage in binge drinking as a way of rebelling against the twenty-one age barrier. The presidents also point out that most college students who engage in drinking are under twenty-one years hence it can be argued that they are just rebellious.…
Turing eighteen in the United States is the age teenagers are considered to be adults, they are allowed to join the military, buy cigarettes, get a tattoo, vote and etc. Even though they are considered adults they are not allowed to drink or buy alcohol. In the United States, the minimum legal drinking age is twenty-one. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would cause crimes and personal damages that are caused by alcohol abuse. Keeping the legal drinking age of 21 has helped; the effects of drinking at an early age on the brains development, lowered drunk driving and keep young people safer.…
The argument of whether the legal drinking age should be lowered has been in great opposition. According to Brandon Grigg’s article “Should The U.S Lower Its Drinking Age”, published in CNN. A 2007 Gallup poll found that 77% of Americans opposed lowering the drinking age in all states to 18. I'm in favor of that and believe that lowering the drinking age will result in more harm than good.…
The law prohibits anyone under the age of 21 to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages; however since the drinking act was established in 1984, many generations have continued to defy the laws put…
This is because drinking by these youth is seen as an enticing "forbidden fruit," a "badge of rebellion against authority" and a symbol of "adulthood." Teens see this as being rebellious so they want to do it more. If the rules changed they won’t have as much of a drive to do it because it’s rebellious. Also “Turning 18 entails receiving the rights and responsibilities of adulthood to vote, smoke cigarettes, serve on juries, get married, sign contracts, be prosecuted as adults, and join the military - which includes risking one's life. ”(procon.org)…
Underage drinking is a problem in the United States. Why do many teenagers drink illegally? What makes teenagers drink and commit outrageous, dangerous activities like drunk driving? What makes a teenager think its okay to break the law? High school and college parties nowadays mostly have alcoholic beverages such as beer and vodka.…
Children then grow up thinking that underage drinking isn’t a big deal and is also a fun and “cool” thing to do. A large part of the “cool” factor, some would say, has to do with it being illegal to their age group. The thrill is what makes the drinking more exciting. The law also states that government usually follows majority opinion, and if this is fact, then the drinking age would be lowered seeing that two-thirds of Americans consume…
It has led the public to question whether this law should lower the drinking age. The government has responded by actually taking a look into reducing the drinking age from 21 to 18. Many Americans have felt the need to express how much they think this law should change. Majority of the reason as to why people would want to see this change is to eliminate alcohol charges…
Drinking alcohol is popular among most adults although it is not legal in every state to drink as soon as the proclaimed age of adulthood is reached. Personally I believe that the age should be lowered because upon turning eighteen years old so many new laws and regulations apply such as the right to vote and being able to serve in the military. Increasing the age has created more cases of underage drinking and illegal sales of alcohol to minors. The legal drinking age was raised to 21 because of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. This stated that if a state did not enforce the legal drinking age of 21 that state would lose up to ten percent of their current highway spending from the federal government.…
Eighteen is considered adulthood, yet, at this age one is still not treated as such. When one turns eighteen, they become a legal adult, and receive their rights, except the right to consume alcohol legally. The drinking age in the United States is currently set at twenty-one. But, some people believe that twenty-one is too high for the minimum age and, think it should be lower. There are others who feel that twenty-one is a decent, mature age, and lowering it would encourage young to take part in alcohol consumption.…
A reason why people may think the drinking age should be lowered is they believe that someone underage will binge drink because they never know when they will be able to drink again. Binge drinking is when you drink a lot at one time and usually in excess. A study conducted in the United Kingdom showed every country had significantly higher levels of binge drinking then the United States. The only country lower than the United States is Turkey, where the Muslim country forbids alcohol use. The use of alcohol available to minors will introduce it more into high…
In contrast, lowering the alcoholic drinking age from 21 to 18 will irresponsibly allow a greater segment of the population to drink alcohol in bars and nightclubs. Raising the alcoholic drinking age decreases drinking among young people, it promotes fewer dropout rates and protects adverse birth outcomes, and alcohol drug dependence. Truly,raising the alcoholic drinking age is an effective law that protects young people…