In the past years, young adults have shown a large increase in their amounts of substantial drinking. In the article Teach Drinking written by John McCardell, he states that “Underage drinkers now consume more than 90 percent of their alcohol during binges” (McCardell 1). This statistic shows that there is an obvious problem with the amount of alcohol that young adults are consuming and that something needs to be done about it. In conclusion, this is one valid point as to why the legal drinking age should be raised to help protect the health of young adults.
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This has been leading to an increase in binge drinking as well. In the Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s article they address that “The current minimum drinking age forces young people to experiment with alcohol in unsafe environments and leads to a higher level of binge drinking among youth” (“Lower the Drinking Age” 1). This proves that young adults know that they are under aged, but are still are curious and when they want to try alcohol, they are forced to do so in places that are