Legal drinking age

The legal drinking age in the United States among other countries in the world is twenty-one years old. Prior to 1984 all personal eighteen and older could purchase and consume alcohol legally. In 1984 President Ronald Raegan signed the national minimum drinking age act. Which prohibited anyone under the age of twenty-one from alcohol. The government enforces this law because it is thought to be the appropriate age as a person transitions into adulthood to be able to handle the responsibility of…

habits such as smoking, alcohol drinking and drug use, especially in teenagers. Nowadays, the use of alcohol and the epidemic of alcoholism around the world, are among the biggest problems. This social problem is discussed not only in the political arena, but it also has a wide public resonance. The introduction to the use of alcohol is an important topic, which needs special attention. It should be introduce to teenagers as soon as they getting closer to the drinking age, because he question is…

Should The U.S. Lower The Drinking Age To 18? The minimum age drinking age across all states in the US is legally set at 21 years. However, there are exceptions varying from one state to the other depending on their legislation mechanism. These exceptions may be based upon various reasons such as drinking under the supervision of an adult, at home or even if it is for medical reasons. MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) has become a contentious subject across the nation. The argument is that…

controversy over the topic of establishing a policy to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. Underage drinking is currently a very prevalent issue in the United States, so this political problem has a great impact on public health issues as well. There are approximately 5,000 underage adolescents that die from car wrecks, other injuries, homicides and suicides that are associated with underage drinking ("APIS - Highlight on Underage Drinking"). Laws restricting access to alcohol by youth was…

Drinking alcohol is popular among most adults although it is not legal in every state to drink as soon as the proclaimed age of adulthood is reached. Personally I believe that the age should be lowered because upon turning eighteen years old so many new laws and regulations apply such as the right to vote and being able to serve in the military. Increasing the age has created more cases of underage drinking and illegal sales of alcohol to minors. The legal drinking age was raised to 21 because…

There is one topic that has been discussed and argued for over a hundred years. The topic that has caused so much controversy is the U.S. drinking age. The drinking age in the U.S. has been changed numerous times since it was put into action. The U.S. use to not have any drinking age and it was just up to the parent’s discretion if their child was allowed to drink or not, but after a while people started getting concerned with the effects alcohol had on people and then the era of…

Some people think that the age of responsibility is 18, because that is when you legally become an adult. Others think that the age of responsibility is 21, because that is the legal age to drink, and that’s when most people are getting their lives figured out. But is there really a set age of responsibility? And when should a person be considered responsible? I don’t think there is a set age of responsibility because I know people who still live with their parents who are in their 20’s, almost…

English In the United States of America at the age of eighteen you are officially an adult and are able to do everything that you are ever legally going to be able to do, except for one, buy or consume alcohol. If an eighteen year old is able to lay their life down for their country then why shouldn’t they be able to drink a beer? The minimum legal drinking age or (MLDA) of twenty one encourages dangerous drinking habits. Over seventy percent of eighteen year olds admit to consuming alcohol in…

the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen like most other countries or if it should stay at twenty-one. Teenagers are continuing to buy alcohol with fake ID, get into bars, and drink illegally. I can recall numerous times when I was a teen getting into bars, buying alcohol and partying. Although, I never possessed a fake ID, there were always people who were willing to take the risk of buying alcohol for a minor. I believe the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen because at the age of…

Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I don’t think it should. This has been an ongoing debate about the MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) that it should, and might, be lowered from 21 to 18 because, people at the age of 18 are considered adults. I think it should stay where it is at. Let’s look at all the points against and for the idea. Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I think not, my first piece of evidence is from procon.org, which states, “drinking should be similarly…