March 23 of 1971 the United States passed the 26th Amendment declaring that at eighteen years old you would be given the right to vote. Therefore in the eyes of the legal system you are an adult. If you are old enough to vote, which is right, that holds a lot of responsibility and power, therefore you should be allowed to consume alcohol by this age. I believe that the age of illegibility to enter the armed forces nevertheless to enter combat is an extraordinarily fair age. The entrance age is adequately placed at eighteen years of age because by then hopefully you have matured enough to be ready for war.…
The human brain is not fully developed until a person is in their early twenties. Setting the drinking age at twenty-five would make sure that the brain is fully developed before alcohol is introduced to the body. Alcohol can alter the addictive part of the human brain. It is easier for younger people whose brain is not fully developed to get addicted to alcohol than it is for someone with a brain that is fully developed. Advertisements for alcoholic beverages are directed more towards the younger crowd of people.…
The drinking age should not be lowered because young teens are not mature enough to drink and young teens are more possible to take take dangerous actions. The human brain is not mature until the person is in their 20s. Therefore, drinking earlier than this can be dangerous to the brain. As it’s mentioned in the article “ heavy drinking is associated with negative social, mental and physical health outcomes”…
Hundreds of teens have been injured or died each year for underage drinking and driving. The alcohol age should not be lowered to 18, it needs to remain at 21 in order to protect teens from hurting themselves. Many young teens are experiencing the issues of drinking too much, and because of this, underage drinking is a leading public health problem. Some studies show that young people who drink put themselves at risk for potential health problems. About 5,000 people under the age of 21 die because of underage drinking (“Why”).…
Some people think that the age of responsibility is 18, because that is when you legally become an adult. Others think that the age of responsibility is 21, because that is the legal age to drink, and that’s when most people are getting their lives figured out. But is there really a set age of responsibility? And when should a person be considered responsible? I don’t think there is a set age of responsibility because I know people who still live with their parents who are in their 20’s, almost 30’s, and I know many 18 year olds who are going to school, have a job, and their own apartment.…
Giuliana Herrera Mrs. Lashbrook College Essay Writing 2 October 2014 Thousands of eighteen year olds all around the country always seem to ask the same question,”[If] I can fight and die for this country, why can’t I crack a beer?”(BU). The answer is not as simple as yes or no. The matter of the fact is different people have various thoughts and ideas, so, one person's way of thinking may not be the same as anothers. The disparity between each person is what needs to be considered while deciding whether or not to lower the drinking age.…
Some people may think that raising, or keeping the drinking age the same, will reduce drunk driving accidents and keep people under 21 away from alcohol. This is hardly the case. When the drinking age was raised to 21 in the U.S, drunk driving accidents only lowered 9% and 78% of teens have already had their first drink. Only 26% of high school seniors believe it is wrong for underage teens to drink. While there are so many things you can legally do at age 18, when you become a legal adult, you can’t drink alcohol.…
More often than not, people consume alcohol for countless reasons; celebrations, stress, sadness, boredom, rebellion and peer pressure are just a few. The ages between 18 to 21 year olds fall in the category of “people”. In the United States, the legal age drinking is currently twenty-one, but illegally anyone can consume alcohol. Now the main question is why? If at the age of 18 in America, people are allowed to purchase tobacco, get married without parental consent, and even join the armed forces, therefore they should be able to drink an alcohol beverage legally.…
Making the age 18 is the solution for decreasing the number of alcohol-related problems committed by underage people (younger than 21). Experts say that if conditions were left unchanged, then alcohol-related problems would still continue to rise…
Each year, 4,358 people under the age of twenty-one die from alcohol related car accidents (NIH). The current legal age to consume alcohol is twenty-one years old, but several teens drink anyways, feeling the need to “rebel” against their parents while in highschool and college. Because of teens’ inherent desire to rebel, alcohol is a prominent feature in their lives. Most commonly, teens drink at parties and other social gatherings where alcohol is easily accessible. Universities often accept the social norm of underage drinking instead of enforcing the drinking age laws.…
The legal drinking age is currently set at twenty-one. In history alcohol has been very present, yet even then they warned of the dangers. When the legal drinking age was set at twenty-one in 1984 it dropped many teen accidents. Mentally teens brains are not fully developed until age twenty-five, and alcohol can pause the brains growth. When teens drink as well they have a tendency to binge drink which then leads to alcohol dependency later on in life.…
Drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18 There is no taboo subject in America quote like underage drinking. The principal problem is not the age of drinking, but the hidden binge side of it. When it comes to the law, there is always an opinion. A reform should be made about the age of drinking for numerous reasons in my personal viewpoint.…
Also a lot of deaths can be prevented from consuming too much alcohol if the age is lowered because there are laws in some states that prevent anyone who partakes in underage drinking and reports their medical problems to authorities will not be punished. This would motivate underage drinkers to seek aid instead of getting injured or…
The Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered The legal drinking age should not be lowered as it has been proven it will have negative effects on the individual and society. The legal drinking age started at 21 years old in the 1930’s. During the Vietnam War era the legal drinking age was lowered to 18 to accommodate the soldiers that were in the War. This changed when Ronald Regan proposed the Uniform Drinking Age Act in 1984.…
The Alcohol Drinking Age Should be Increased The idea of raising the alcoholic drinking age protects young people. Indeed they are still incapable of accepting responsibilities included in the drinking of alcohol. In fact, according to DO SOMETHING.org, 5,000 people under the age of twenty-one die each year from alcohol-related car crashes, homicides, suicides, alcohol poisoning, and other injuries such as falls, burns, and drowning.…