On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which he quoted, “The bill we 're gathered to sign today reflects the will of the American people. It takes the battle to stop drunk driving one crucial step further”. Since 1984 the minimum legal drinking is an on going debate for many U.S. citizens. According to Andrew Stuttaford, he believes that if eighteen year old are allowed to vote, marry, join the military and drive why are they not allowed to drink. Even though eighteen year old are considered as an adult for which they should have the right to drink, there are many reasons why alcohol should be kept away from teenagers, for examples drinking at a young age is extremely harmful to the body. Eighteen
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Since eighteen year old are transiting from high school to college, their first two years is crucial on getting used to the campus plus focusing on the importance of getting their life and career started. Since eighteen year old are not as mature as they would be at twenty-one, getting involved with alcohol during this time frame or younger can cause serious consequences for instance, poor decisions are usually made when it comes to drinking for examples, being intoxicated can cause teenagers to having unprotected sexing with multiples partners which can then lead them on having babies at a young age which then the teenager will therefore have to drop out of school to find a job to support his or her family. Also, waking up from a hangover can cause teenagers to miss classes or work, which can affect their grades and more importantly lose their …show more content…
When the MLDA has been lowered, injury and death rates increase, and when the MLDA is increased, death and injury rates decline”. Since underage drunk driving is the main cause for alcohol related deaths and injuries, the minimum drinking age was increased to from eighteen to twenty-one by president Ronald Reagan in 1984. Wagenaar quoted, “A common argument opponents of a higher MLDA is that because many minors still drink and purchase alcohol, the policy doesn’t work. The evidence shows, however, that although many youth still consume alcohol, they drink less and experience fewer alcohol-related injuries and deaths”. Although some teenagers are still illegally finding a way to consume alcohol, the numbers of fatal accident and injuries are still lower compared to if the minimum drinking age would be at eighteen.
In Conclusion, preventing teenagers from drinking at a young age will help decrease the number of teenage pregnancy, as well as students dropping out of school or loosing jobs from overly excessive drinking or not being able to functions the next morning. Also, not drinking at a young age will give your body a chance to fully develop without the risk of health issues. Lastly but most importantly, preventing underage drinking will help save thousand of innocents people lives by lowering the numbers of underage drunk
Since eighteen year old are transiting from high school to college, their first two years is crucial on getting used to the campus plus focusing on the importance of getting their life and career started. Since eighteen year old are not as mature as they would be at twenty-one, getting involved with alcohol during this time frame or younger can cause serious consequences for instance, poor decisions are usually made when it comes to drinking for examples, being intoxicated can cause teenagers to having unprotected sexing with multiples partners which can then lead them on having babies at a young age which then the teenager will therefore have to drop out of school to find a job to support his or her family. Also, waking up from a hangover can cause teenagers to miss classes or work, which can affect their grades and more importantly lose their …show more content…
When the MLDA has been lowered, injury and death rates increase, and when the MLDA is increased, death and injury rates decline”. Since underage drunk driving is the main cause for alcohol related deaths and injuries, the minimum drinking age was increased to from eighteen to twenty-one by president Ronald Reagan in 1984. Wagenaar quoted, “A common argument opponents of a higher MLDA is that because many minors still drink and purchase alcohol, the policy doesn’t work. The evidence shows, however, that although many youth still consume alcohol, they drink less and experience fewer alcohol-related injuries and deaths”. Although some teenagers are still illegally finding a way to consume alcohol, the numbers of fatal accident and injuries are still lower compared to if the minimum drinking age would be at eighteen.
In Conclusion, preventing teenagers from drinking at a young age will help decrease the number of teenage pregnancy, as well as students dropping out of school or loosing jobs from overly excessive drinking or not being able to functions the next morning. Also, not drinking at a young age will give your body a chance to fully develop without the risk of health issues. Lastly but most importantly, preventing underage drinking will help save thousand of innocents people lives by lowering the numbers of underage drunk