Legal drinking age

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…

In 1984 the Minimum Drinking Age Act, also known as MDLA 21, was signed by Ronald Reagan requiring all states to establish a minimum drinking age of 21. The goal of this bill was to reduce the number of drunk driving incidents. Initially traffic fatalities did decline, but those under 21 still continued to drink. This created an “underground” drinking scene where risky and irresponsible decisions occurred that lead to a whole new set of problems. I’m interested in this subject because of the…

discussing about the legal drinking age in the U.S. Weather it should or shouldn't be lowered to 18. I believe that the legal drinking age of 21 should not be lowered to 18. For example, approximately 5,000 people die every year due to drinking and accidents caused by drinking. These deaths include, motorcycle accidents, suicide, and even homicide. According to the National Institute on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism. This shows that more young adults would die if the age limit…

Drinking age in America Underage drinkers make up 10% of licensed drivers who have caused 17% of drinking and driving deaths. It has been reported that 15.1% of 18-20 year olds have been driving under the influence of alcohol (MADD35). Annually, 1,900 people have died from underage drinking while being behind the wheel. The legal drinking age in the United States has been increasing and decreasing over the years continuously. There are new claims that President Obama has signed a new law…

should not lower the minimum legal drinking age is it would be medically irresponsible. Drinking alcohol at such a young age can do much harm to the body as it is still maturing. According to ProCon.org Headlines, the brain develops until around 20 years of age. The brain 's frontal lobes are very important during adolescence. The brain 's frontal lobes are essential for emotion regulation and having alcohol can interfere with development. Also having alcohol at such a young age can increase…

Drinking has been a hot topic for a few decades now. In 2018 the legal age to buy and consume alcohol is 21. At the moment at 18 you can buy deadly weapons and in some states purchase cigarettes. The age requirement is unjust ; regulations on lethal weapons and cigarettes are far less strict than those of alcohol. While purchasing cigarettes below the age requirement is illegal however smoking is not. Whereas alcohol, if an underage young adult is caught with alcohol they could be charged with…

national state law for legal drinking is age 21. This was determined in 1984 when Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. It was stated that if they could not upon the agreement age of 21; all states would have faced a 10 percentage decline to their federal highway funding. According to the National Institution on Alcohol, since that law was passed drunk driving accidents have drastically dropped by a total of 50 percent. Many people believe that the drinking age is fine; while…

To be or not to be: Lowering the drinking age to 18 The notion of legal age of drinking refers to the age when it is legal to consume or purchase alcoholic drinks. There are myriad factors that contribute to the determination of drinking age across many countries. These many range from socio-cultural factors, religious factors to economic factors; all of these determinants help the governments across various countries in deciding the appropriate age of drinking. According to International…

Currently the legal consumption of alcohol is the age 21 in the United States. The United States has one of the highest drinking ages in the world. For example, most European countries the legal limit are either 16 or 18 to first drink alcohol. There have been a lot of on going arguments, such as; that the brain is not fully developed until around the age of 21 and that is why we have our limit set that high. Changing the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 would have been effects to this country,…

gives you legal rights to buy tobacco. When you turn 18 your minor rights get taken away, anything you do, you’re charged as an adult, with this being said if we are being charged as adults through legal legislation believing we need to be treated as adults then being able to drink at 18 should be approved. Why? In my opinion if everything we do get charged as adults if we get treated as adults then we should be able to drink like adults. If we cannot buy alcohol or consume alcohol until the age…