Legal drinking age

and celebrations since immemorial times. Must be set an age limit for the consumption of alcohol? Of course, and nobody denies the need of rules for that matter. The alcohol is a substance which has possible harmful health effects and cannot exist in society without regulation. But where is the limit? At this moment the minimum age to have legal access to alcoholic drinks is twenty-one years old, which is three years later than the age when we become legally responsible for our actions; actions…

Underage Drinking In today’s society, drinking has become the thing to do among many high school and college students. Most of these students are just looking for a way to fit in or become part of a group, but they do not realize all of the negative effects that drinking can have on them and the terrible things that can happen while under the influence of alcohol. It was found that by the end of high school, more than 75% of youths have consumed alcohol, and each year underage drinking results…

Binge drinking is intricately linked with the American college culture. Many students feel the need to be excessively intoxicated to socialize with peers and colleagues. Since college student usually range from the ages of eighteen to twenty-two years old about half of these students are under age. Thus increasing the “behind door drinking”, which can lead to unsafe and unmonitored consumption of alcohol. Many college students involve themselves in pregaming, drinking before going out to a place…

that occurred in the past. Prohibition didn’t work then and it’s not working now (4). The United States had many criminals operating in speakeasies and other illegal drinking bars during the “roaring twenties”. Al Capone was one of the main criminals during this time. Between 1970 and 1976 thirty states lowered their drinking age to eight-teen, nine-teen, or twenty (10). During the Vietnam War eighteen was a ticket to a six pack, many military men drank illegally (3). America tried to use…

Lastly, keeping the minimum legal drinking age in the United States to 21, has kept younger people safer overall. People who drink alcohol before they are 21 years old are also more likely to take part in dangerous behavior such as having multiple sexual partners, having unprotected sex, driving a motor vehicle under the influence, and taking other risks they normally would not do when sober. This results in a large number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among young…

Introduction- At 18 we are told we are adults and of the legal voting age, at 21 we are told we are of legal age to drink, why at 18 are we allowed to vote for our country and fight for our country but at 21 we are legal to buy and drink adult beverages. Because, it is all on levels of our brain maturity and responsibility. Our young brains don't fully develop until age 25 so at 18 we aren't good at “adult-ING” so, why are we legal adults that can vote and fight for our country? The…

DWI: Drinking While Immature Hanging out with friends, partying and playing truth or dare are just a few things that appear harmless until someone out of the group becomes the supplier. Supplier? You might ask. There is always that one friend who can get whatever from whomever and of course it is illegal. By ages 19 and 20, 70 percent of all drinkers engage in heavy drinking, suggesting that the majority of young people are at great risk of making poor decisions that have significant long-term…

Furthermore, the minimum drinking age is decided by evaluating the reasons or need to regulate alcohol. Cheadle et al. informs social scientists that early drinking among adolescents elevates the risk for problem drinking in their article because stressors (a factor of adolescent drinking) decrease positive attitudes and increase negative attitudes in the adolescent’s life. The study gathers data from North American Indigenous adolescents to determine the causes of adolescent drinking and how it…

I agree with the author’s purpose in the article “The Danger Lurking in Just One” by Jeannie Ralston. The author’s message is that teen drinking is very dangerous, even if it is only one drink. Teen drinking is harmful to teens because it affects your brain development, how your brain alerts you when in danger. For example, it affects how the frontal lobe is developed. “Not since you were a toddler learning to walk and talk has there been a more important time for brain development than your…

Binge drinking is the term commonly used to describe drinking heavily over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated. Teens are falling for the illusion that Alcohol makes you confident, able to fit in with friends and overall have a better time. A survey of Australian secondary students in 2005 found that one in ten people between the age of 12 and 17 admitted to binge drinking, or drinking unsafe amounts of alcohol. Although many government organisations and initiatives…