I personally think that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act, [23 U.S.C. § 158], requires that States prohibit persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or publicly possessing alcoholic beverages (APIS - The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act). There are some excuses to the law. One main Idea about lowering the drinking age is that if you can risk your life for the army or some armed forces, you should be allowed to order a drink. "Support our Troops, Lower the Drinking Age" – NYRA
There should be a policy that lowers the drinking age from 21 to 18. Changing the law of how old you have to be to drink really did not change if teenagers drink or not, one of the pro of changing the drinking …show more content…
If alcohol consumption interferes with the teens brain development it can lead to addiction, dangerous risk-taking behavior, reduced decision-making ability, memory loss, depression, violence ("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). In places where the legal drinking age is less than 21 they have less drunk driving accidents than U.S (("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). More peole would be allowed to go into bars, so then more money will be generated for the private places, and more money will be gathered for the government through tax collection. ("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). If a bill is passed to lower the legal drinking age to 18 there might b more binge drinkers, it is a problem among teens in Europe and it is possible that it would happen in America unless you educated the teens about unsafe and safe drinking ways ("Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Drinking Age To 18."). Another problem seen is that younger kids could get a hold of alcohol at early ages than 18 because, the 18 year olds could just buy them the …show more content…
Currently the United States has spent about 12 billion dollars trying to stop early age drinking based on the Students for Sensible Drug Policy war on drugs clock. "Even with spending all that money it is not even stopping the youth from drinking, here are 10.1 million underage drinkers in the United States 39% of current 8th graders, 58% of 10th graders, 72% of 12th graders, and 85% of college students have tried alcohol" (Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21). In 2007 there was a Gallup poll that found that 77% off Americans did not want the minimum legal drinking age lowered to age 18 ("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). "According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 25,000 lives have been saved since states began setting the legal drinking age to 21" ("Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21"). The only ways around the minimum drinking age are "the possession of alcohol for an established religious purpose; when accompanied by a parent, spouse or legal guardian age 21 or older; for medical purposes when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital or medical institution; in private clubs or establishments; or to the sale, handling, transport, or service in
There should be a policy that lowers the drinking age from 21 to 18. Changing the law of how old you have to be to drink really did not change if teenagers drink or not, one of the pro of changing the drinking …show more content…
If alcohol consumption interferes with the teens brain development it can lead to addiction, dangerous risk-taking behavior, reduced decision-making ability, memory loss, depression, violence ("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). In places where the legal drinking age is less than 21 they have less drunk driving accidents than U.S (("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). More peole would be allowed to go into bars, so then more money will be generated for the private places, and more money will be gathered for the government through tax collection. ("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). If a bill is passed to lower the legal drinking age to 18 there might b more binge drinkers, it is a problem among teens in Europe and it is possible that it would happen in America unless you educated the teens about unsafe and safe drinking ways ("Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Drinking Age To 18."). Another problem seen is that younger kids could get a hold of alcohol at early ages than 18 because, the 18 year olds could just buy them the …show more content…
Currently the United States has spent about 12 billion dollars trying to stop early age drinking based on the Students for Sensible Drug Policy war on drugs clock. "Even with spending all that money it is not even stopping the youth from drinking, here are 10.1 million underage drinkers in the United States 39% of current 8th graders, 58% of 10th graders, 72% of 12th graders, and 85% of college students have tried alcohol" (Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21). In 2007 there was a Gallup poll that found that 77% off Americans did not want the minimum legal drinking age lowered to age 18 ("Drinking Age ProCon.org."). "According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 25,000 lives have been saved since states began setting the legal drinking age to 21" ("Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21"). The only ways around the minimum drinking age are "the possession of alcohol for an established religious purpose; when accompanied by a parent, spouse or legal guardian age 21 or older; for medical purposes when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital or medical institution; in private clubs or establishments; or to the sale, handling, transport, or service in