Drinking

Issue: The current legal drinking age in the United States is 21 and not allowed at the age of 18. B. What kind of Issue: This is a major issue as underage drinking has become more popular among teenagers and the younger generations. C. Boundaries: Restrictions have been set and laws are in place that make the legal age of alcohol consumption to be 21 years of age. With this law, people still abuse it on all levels. D. Side A: Many people believe that lowering the legal drinking age would…

Shivani Jindal Mr. Pring AP U.S. Government 161 The Proper Drinking Age Alcohol consumption has been a conflict in the United States since the nineteenth century, where Prohibition was proposed, ratified, and then demolished. This debate was over the production, importation, and transportation of alcohol throughout the country. Now, the country’s issue is when the people have the allowance to drink. An American’s twenty-first birthday is an exhilarating time of exhilaration and pleasure. An…

Kelly-Weeder (2010) identified binge drinking as one of the most serious health issues present on college campuses. Moreover, she took the time to investigate the relationship and co-occurrences between binge drinking and uncontrolled eating behaviors. For the purpose of the study, information was collected from 211 college students between 18 and 26 years of age. Students belonged to distinct backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses. More specifically, the data collected came from students at a…

on the legal drinking age in the United States and whether it should be lowered or stay the same. I and several of my friends who are currently under the age of 21 want it to be dropped to 18. They feel if they are considered old enough to be able to leave home to go to college, join the military, move into their own house, and pay their own bills by the government’s standards then they should have the right to decide and control what they put into their bodies. The legal drinking age in the…

Drinking Age The percent of alcohol consumption in the United States by underage drinkers is 11.4 percent (11 Facts). Underage drinking is common and most people think it is inadequate. Though it has its negatives, alcohol also has many benefits. If one drinks a moderate amount of alcohol, it can lower the risk for cardiovascular disease, decrease the chances for developing Type 2 diabetes, and decrease the chances for the common cold in the cases of non-smokers. Moderate drinkers are…

college towns due to the amount of partying that happens in college towns. Most Universities all have a common nickname which is party town. There are many factors which influence people to drink and eventually lead to binge drinking. Binge drinking is the pattern of drinking alcohol that brings the persons BAC to .08 grams or above. Which means for men they consume at least five drinks or more in a two hour span. For women they consume four drinks or more within two hours. BAC stands for Blood…

There are many effects when it comes to lowering the drinking age to eighteen. Since that is the age that teenagers will legally become adults, they should be able to decide whether they want to consume alcohol or not. There would be less underage drinking, and by lowering the age to eighteen would decrease unsafe drinking activity. Traffic accidents and fatalities could also be lowered by lowering the drinking age. Lowering the drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen would decrease the thrill…

(NHTSA) states “the 21 minimum drinking age law has saved about 900 lives per year”. If this was to be changed to a lower drinking age, the crash related alcohol rates would increase. Alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States was 12,998 in 2007, and increasing dramatically as time goes on. This statistic is three times as many American soldiers who died in combat the first six years of the Iraq War. Just imagine what this statistic would be if the drinking age was lowered, it would…

doctor from the hospital,he is calling to let you know your son has been in a terrible car accident due to drunk driving,due to the crash he is in serious condition and you and your husband had to come down now. You're so scared but so mad at him for drinking and driving, your so shaky your husband drives for you,rushing to the hospital. As you step out of the car you're walking so fast you're practically running towards the entrance your husband tries to keep up to you,you run to the front…

An 18 year old boy/girl’s brain is different from a 21 year old adult but there should be a law that states that teenagers should only consume a certain amount of alcohol if they are in public. Whether the legal drinking age is 18 or 21, there will always be problems related to alcohol and making 21 the legal age won’t change anything. Some teenagers might get their hands on alcohol and get intoxicated as they are never sure when they will have an opportunity to…