Lastly, keeping the minimum legal drinking age in the United States to 21, has kept younger people safer overall. People who drink alcohol before they are 21 years old are also more likely to take part in dangerous behavior such as having multiple sexual partners, having unprotected sex, driving a motor vehicle under the influence, and taking other risks they normally would not do when sober.
This results in a large number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among young people . The chances of sexual assault taking place when drinking alcohol increases greatly, whether it is just the victim, the offender or both under the influence of alcohol. Women have a harder time completing complex tasks when they drink at an early …show more content…
Nearly every major campus in America exposes an excess of keg parties; crowded bars filled with fake ID handling minors, and wild sorority and fraternity functions that rage through the night. Binge drinking is the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short time of period. It is not necessarily that one who starts drinking before the age of 21 will drink more often later in life, but they will drink to excess after having the first drink. Becoming a binge drinker later in life are higher if one has been drinking before their 21st …show more content…
When New Zealand lowered their minimum drinking age from 20 to 18 and found out that lowering the age has its effects. They saw an increase in confused behavior responsibilities and injuries amongst young people under the influence of alcohol. (Position on Minimum Legal Drinking Age).
The relatively low-cost prices of lower grade alcoholic beverages are a key contributor in why young people in these European countries drink to excess. Also Europeans have a better transportation system with trains and buses. Europeans cannot access drivers licenses till they are 18. Out of all the European nations, British teens drink the most alcohol. “Rising the drinking age in the United States has been an extremely effective public health and safety policy. Based on our research, weakening that policy would be a serious mistake." Joel
This results in a large number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among young people . The chances of sexual assault taking place when drinking alcohol increases greatly, whether it is just the victim, the offender or both under the influence of alcohol. Women have a harder time completing complex tasks when they drink at an early …show more content…
Nearly every major campus in America exposes an excess of keg parties; crowded bars filled with fake ID handling minors, and wild sorority and fraternity functions that rage through the night. Binge drinking is the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short time of period. It is not necessarily that one who starts drinking before the age of 21 will drink more often later in life, but they will drink to excess after having the first drink. Becoming a binge drinker later in life are higher if one has been drinking before their 21st …show more content…
When New Zealand lowered their minimum drinking age from 20 to 18 and found out that lowering the age has its effects. They saw an increase in confused behavior responsibilities and injuries amongst young people under the influence of alcohol. (Position on Minimum Legal Drinking Age).
The relatively low-cost prices of lower grade alcoholic beverages are a key contributor in why young people in these European countries drink to excess. Also Europeans have a better transportation system with trains and buses. Europeans cannot access drivers licenses till they are 18. Out of all the European nations, British teens drink the most alcohol. “Rising the drinking age in the United States has been an extremely effective public health and safety policy. Based on our research, weakening that policy would be a serious mistake." Joel