Drinking

For the past 32 years in the United States, the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one years old; the drinking age in the United States should be lowered in order to protect those it prohibits. In comparison to other countries around the world, our country has the highest minimum legal age to date. According to the American Public Health Association, this topic is the most popularly studied alcohol-control policy (Nelson). Many discussions have came to pass over the years, with people…

As people grow up there are several new possibilities and privileges that become available. One possibility is the legal consummation of alcohol. Currently the legal drinking age in Canada is 19 years old. The legal drinking age should not be 21, there are numerous reasons as to why it should not be increased. The consummation of alcohol is extraordinarily popular at a variety of social gatherings, and locations. When someone is 19 years of age they are legally an adult, and have been for one…

their minimum drinking age to 21. It has been a debate across the country since the rule was set in place. Should the drinking age be lowered or not? I believe that the age should not be lowered because teenagers have been proven time and time again to be very irresponsible. At the age of 21 they are officially adults and are more mature than when they were 18. Therefore, they can make smarter decisions like non-drinking and driving. Too many accidents happen because of underage drinking and…

We Can Lay Down Our Lives, but Can’t Pick Up a Drink Drinking is a big part of our society. We drink on holidays. We have big bonfires. We have alcohol. The drinking age should be set to eighteen. Eighteen year olds are considered adults and are allowed to make adult decisions but can not legally drink at all. What sense does that make? Are twenty one year olds any more responsible than eighteen year olds? There are more news story about DWI with people of age, than those who are underage.…

weekends, sometimes even the week and boasting about being the biggest drinker at a local bar they snuck in to or even going as far as describing extravagant narratives about not remembering the night before from partying too extensively. Underage drinking on college campuses are a common issue nationwide. While students and faculty alike are all aware of the issue not much is done or can be done to end underage consumption. This is such an important issue to discuss due to the fact that a lot…

College students in general have a reputation for drinking large quantities of alcohol. There are numerous movies that show young adults drinking a lot of alcohol, otherwise known as binge drinking. The films usually show alcohol as being fun. However, there are little to no consequences given to young adults. Thus, the young adults watching these films are encouraged to heavily drink due to the fact that they do not think they will get in serious trouble. I chose this phenomenon due to alcohol…

you have been promoted, or bad day, because you've been laid off, the one phase that brings everyone together for celebration or lack there of is "Hey, lets go grab a drink!". Sure one or two cocktails wont cause much harm, but shooting shots, and drinking random beverages throughout the night cause serious damage, and health concerns. The moment when you finally feel intoxicated, or "drunk" is due to the fact that your liver simply can not keep up. When the liver is unable to keep up with the…

The legal drinking age is currently set at twenty-one. In history alcohol has been very present, yet even then they warned of the dangers. When the legal drinking age was set at twenty-one in 1984 it dropped many teen accidents. Mentally teens brains are not fully developed until age twenty-five, and alcohol can pause the brains growth. When teens drink as well they have a tendency to binge drink which then leads to alcohol dependency later on in life. Although, many will fight these points…

How is “How does the legal drinking age affect the number of young adult car accidents” a Good Research Question “In 2013, 10,076 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (31%) of all traffic related-death in the United States. (CDC) According to the National Road Safety Program, 29 out of 1000 accidents were related to alcohol in Germany, that is 2.9%. (BMVI) There is a shockingly high difference in the percentage, which is even harder to…

Body Paragraph 3 There are many drinking laws to go with underage drinking. A person must be 21 years old to buy or consume alcohol. ... Current Utah law sets a limit of 3.2 percent alcohol by weight (4 percent by volume) in beer sold at grocery and convenience stores and at establishments operating under a "beer only" type license, such as taverns, beer bars and some restaurants.A conviction for violating a Utah’s minor in possession law is a misdemeanor. A violator’s driver’s license will be…