Underage drinking has always been a big argument on how the age limit should be lowered from 21 to 18. In 1919 the 18th amendment prohibited the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Just like today, a lot of people disobeyed the fact that you can’t drink until you’re 21. With that, it made the government want to change the law. In 1933 they changed the 18 amendment to the 21st amendment. The whole point of it was not to get rid of alcohol from everyone but that only adults could use it because adults were more responsible and they thought adults were more capable of handling it. Each individual state was able to choose their own drinking age from 1933 to 1984. Most states chose 21 because they thought it was the right age and you
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And about four or more drinks can cause you to pass out, and causing you to lose memory of what happened while you were drunk, feel sick, miss school, or behave in ways that don’t even seem like you. Consuming alcohol also has many negative effects towards family such as becoming violent and moody, such as getting into violent fights with your parents or friends or anyone really. You start to not respecting your curfews, giving bad examples to your younger or older siblings by always arguing and fighting and they might think it’s okay or normal. Arguing with your family, risk of getting pregnant when you’re drunk or failing to use a condom before the relationship. You might need extra money to buy more alcohol and that results in stealing from your parents. Theft can make your parents change the way they see you and it all leads up to arguing and being aggressive, All this leaves your family worried and stressed whether you’re going to come home the next day alive and healthy. Drinking at an early age can also lead peers to taking videos of you while you’re drunk and posting them on Facebook, Instagram, etc. and basically ruining your reputation affecting you being able to get a career or any kind of job. Then there’s the danger of becoming an addict which can come from peer pressure also. Drinking too early causes stress on the family as a whole and with that, there’s not a positive income. Underage drinking makes you blind towards everything. You really don’t care and once you become addicted, it’s hard to stop and your social skills get worse by the
And about four or more drinks can cause you to pass out, and causing you to lose memory of what happened while you were drunk, feel sick, miss school, or behave in ways that don’t even seem like you. Consuming alcohol also has many negative effects towards family such as becoming violent and moody, such as getting into violent fights with your parents or friends or anyone really. You start to not respecting your curfews, giving bad examples to your younger or older siblings by always arguing and fighting and they might think it’s okay or normal. Arguing with your family, risk of getting pregnant when you’re drunk or failing to use a condom before the relationship. You might need extra money to buy more alcohol and that results in stealing from your parents. Theft can make your parents change the way they see you and it all leads up to arguing and being aggressive, All this leaves your family worried and stressed whether you’re going to come home the next day alive and healthy. Drinking at an early age can also lead peers to taking videos of you while you’re drunk and posting them on Facebook, Instagram, etc. and basically ruining your reputation affecting you being able to get a career or any kind of job. Then there’s the danger of becoming an addict which can come from peer pressure also. Drinking too early causes stress on the family as a whole and with that, there’s not a positive income. Underage drinking makes you blind towards everything. You really don’t care and once you become addicted, it’s hard to stop and your social skills get worse by the