The Drinking Age Should Stay at 21
Today, I am here to talk about why the legal drinking age should stay at 21. Many people argue that since 18-year-olds can vote, join the army, and are considered adults, why can’t they order a beer? Alcohol consumption among people under the age of 21 already has shown worse academics, higher rates of binge drinking, and higher risks of developing alcoholism. Lowering the age would only increase these numbers and cause more problems.
There is nothing worse than hearing the stories of traffic accidents on the news that involve a drunk driver. We think, how could someone be that irresponsible? These drivers are usually over the age of 21, but if the legal drinking age was lowered to 18, the causes of these accidents would be on the shoulders of teenagers, and if they were still in high school, on the shoulders of their parents. This also puts the roadways at higher risk of traffic accidents and puts more pressure on younger drivers. …show more content…
Many of them do not know their limits, which leads to binge drinking. Binge drinking is when dangerous amounts of alcohol are consumed in a very short period of time. The human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25, therefore, high levels of alcohol consumption at a young age can cause irreversible damage.
In the mid 1970’s, there was controversy about changing the legal drinking age. This resulted in the age being lowered from 21 to 18. Many people thought this was a good idea, but during this time, more drunk drivers filled the roadways and traffic fatalities began to increase. A certain group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving, otherwise known as MADD, knew that this new legal drinking age was not working. It was not too long before MADD strongly influenced the U.S. government to raise it back up to
Today, I am here to talk about why the legal drinking age should stay at 21. Many people argue that since 18-year-olds can vote, join the army, and are considered adults, why can’t they order a beer? Alcohol consumption among people under the age of 21 already has shown worse academics, higher rates of binge drinking, and higher risks of developing alcoholism. Lowering the age would only increase these numbers and cause more problems.
There is nothing worse than hearing the stories of traffic accidents on the news that involve a drunk driver. We think, how could someone be that irresponsible? These drivers are usually over the age of 21, but if the legal drinking age was lowered to 18, the causes of these accidents would be on the shoulders of teenagers, and if they were still in high school, on the shoulders of their parents. This also puts the roadways at higher risk of traffic accidents and puts more pressure on younger drivers. …show more content…
Many of them do not know their limits, which leads to binge drinking. Binge drinking is when dangerous amounts of alcohol are consumed in a very short period of time. The human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25, therefore, high levels of alcohol consumption at a young age can cause irreversible damage.
In the mid 1970’s, there was controversy about changing the legal drinking age. This resulted in the age being lowered from 21 to 18. Many people thought this was a good idea, but during this time, more drunk drivers filled the roadways and traffic fatalities began to increase. A certain group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving, otherwise known as MADD, knew that this new legal drinking age was not working. It was not too long before MADD strongly influenced the U.S. government to raise it back up to