Drinking ages have been or many years around the world up for debate for many years and across the globe. America’s states alone have changed their drinking age multiple times from 21 to 18, 19, or 20 and now have finally settled on 21 thanks to the passing of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. However, this has not silenced the underlying grumble of the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) being too high and not without good reason. The current drinking age should be lowered to 18 as there is much scientific evidence that emphasizes the fact that moderate alcohol consumption has positive effects on the mind, body, and psyche of a person. On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a controversial bill known as the
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It is ironic that Reagan speaks about something falsely healthful and then later limits the availability of another thing associated with authentic beneficial qualities The beneficial outcomes on the body of drinking alcohol are remarkable and have been greatly praised all throughout history. Thanks to modern technology, the finding of evidence supporting this argument has grown at an exponential rate. The consumption of alcohol in moderation can help prevent some of the most common ailments in the United States such as strokes. A stroke is a “brain attack” that anyone and everyone is susceptible to. It occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is restricted and the brain cells are deprived of the necessary oxygen. This results in cell death and usually a permanent disability. Strokes are one of the leading causes of disability in the United States which is unbelievable since eighty percent of them are preventable. An expert in this field is Professor David J Hanson who is Professor Emeritus of …show more content…
Mostly because they think that teenagers are too brash and irrational in their behavior along with the belief that they have poor decision making skills. This belief is not completely false and is the basis upon which the current MLDA (21) is based upon. However, it is necessary to understand the physiology and psychology of the adolescent brain to grasp why teens behave the way they do. The adolescent brain is more enticed by risk as adolescence is a risk-taking period during which teens are more likely to compromise their safety for pleasure. This is because the part of the brain responsible for reasoning and decision-making becomes less active during this period of adolescence. Evolutionarily, this change is attributed to the need for offspring to leave the safety of the nest, taking risks to find a life of their own. A study archived in the behavior neuroscience section of the US National Library of Medicine, a website serving as an online archive managed by the government themselves, is titled “Age-related differences in impulsivity among adolescent and adult Sprague-Dawley rats.” This study observed the similarity between the impulsivity of youth of different species specifically rats. The study showed that adolescent rats were more willing to explore new environments due to their increased tolerance for the unknown compared to adult rats. This tolerance is embedded in human DNA
It is ironic that Reagan speaks about something falsely healthful and then later limits the availability of another thing associated with authentic beneficial qualities The beneficial outcomes on the body of drinking alcohol are remarkable and have been greatly praised all throughout history. Thanks to modern technology, the finding of evidence supporting this argument has grown at an exponential rate. The consumption of alcohol in moderation can help prevent some of the most common ailments in the United States such as strokes. A stroke is a “brain attack” that anyone and everyone is susceptible to. It occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is restricted and the brain cells are deprived of the necessary oxygen. This results in cell death and usually a permanent disability. Strokes are one of the leading causes of disability in the United States which is unbelievable since eighty percent of them are preventable. An expert in this field is Professor David J Hanson who is Professor Emeritus of …show more content…
Mostly because they think that teenagers are too brash and irrational in their behavior along with the belief that they have poor decision making skills. This belief is not completely false and is the basis upon which the current MLDA (21) is based upon. However, it is necessary to understand the physiology and psychology of the adolescent brain to grasp why teens behave the way they do. The adolescent brain is more enticed by risk as adolescence is a risk-taking period during which teens are more likely to compromise their safety for pleasure. This is because the part of the brain responsible for reasoning and decision-making becomes less active during this period of adolescence. Evolutionarily, this change is attributed to the need for offspring to leave the safety of the nest, taking risks to find a life of their own. A study archived in the behavior neuroscience section of the US National Library of Medicine, a website serving as an online archive managed by the government themselves, is titled “Age-related differences in impulsivity among adolescent and adult Sprague-Dawley rats.” This study observed the similarity between the impulsivity of youth of different species specifically rats. The study showed that adolescent rats were more willing to explore new environments due to their increased tolerance for the unknown compared to adult rats. This tolerance is embedded in human DNA