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.
Gregg also talks about how a couple of decades ago the legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21. According to Mary Kate Cary's article "Time To Lower The Drinking Age", published in U.S.News , that In a span of 30 years Mothers Against Drunk Driving was, "able to convince opposing politicians that a vote against the bill was a vote in favor of drunken driving. They succeeded in gaining unanimous passage in both the House and Senate. According to the MADD website, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the law has saved nearly 900 lives a year" (para 4). …show more content…
According to Mothers Against Drunken Driving, The National and State Cost of Excessive Alcohol Consumption states that teen alcohol kills 4,300 people each year-thats more than all illegal drugs combined. Bahar Gohlipour in his article "Keeping The Legal Age At 21 Saves 900 Lives Yearly: Study",of The Huffington Post, that the new review found that since the legal drinking age was settled at 21 young people have been drinking less and are less likely to get in traffic accidents.Meaning that the increase of the drinking age lowered the number of young people drinking therefore, decreasing the amount of traffic accidents. According to the Intoxalock website the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence states that due to increasing public awareness and prevention enforcement alcohol, impaired driving deaths have decreased 48.5%, 26,174 in 1982 to 13,470 in
Gregg also talks about how a couple of decades ago the legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21. According to Mary Kate Cary's article "Time To Lower The Drinking Age", published in U.S.News , that In a span of 30 years Mothers Against Drunk Driving was, "able to convince opposing politicians that a vote against the bill was a vote in favor of drunken driving. They succeeded in gaining unanimous passage in both the House and Senate. According to the MADD website, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the law has saved nearly 900 lives a year" (para 4). …show more content…
According to Mothers Against Drunken Driving, The National and State Cost of Excessive Alcohol Consumption states that teen alcohol kills 4,300 people each year-thats more than all illegal drugs combined. Bahar Gohlipour in his article "Keeping The Legal Age At 21 Saves 900 Lives Yearly: Study",of The Huffington Post, that the new review found that since the legal drinking age was settled at 21 young people have been drinking less and are less likely to get in traffic accidents.Meaning that the increase of the drinking age lowered the number of young people drinking therefore, decreasing the amount of traffic accidents. According to the Intoxalock website the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence states that due to increasing public awareness and prevention enforcement alcohol, impaired driving deaths have decreased 48.5%, 26,174 in 1982 to 13,470 in