Many people are aware that countless college students drink while under the legal age. College students that do drink are also more likely to binge drink. “Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on a given occasion” (“Higher drinking age” 1). Young adults who binge drink are putting their health at risk. The law is forcing curious under aged adults to experiment with alcohol under no supervision. Something needs to be changed about the law. Some will argue that the higher drinking age has saved lives on the road, even though the drinking age has nothing to do with drunken driving accidents decreasing over the years. The legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18 to help minimize drinking in college students.
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
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.
With the raising percentage of cases of underage …show more content…
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