Legal drinking age

Minimum Legal Drinking Age There are many arguments on whether the minimum legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to a younger age such as eighteen. According to “Minimum Legal Drinking Age Pros and Cons” (2014), “all 50 US states have set their minimum drinking age to 21 although exceptions do exist on a state-by-state basis for consumption at home, under adult supervision, for medical necessity, and other reasons” (p.1). If the minimum legal drinking age is lowered to a younger…

minimum legal drinking age or MLDA should stay 21 because, alcohol can cause brain damage, a younger drinking age results in an increase in alcoholism, and most car accidents are alcohol related. Many people believe that when someone is of age to join the army or get married that they should also be able to purchase alcohol. Many people may not realize that this is one of the oldest arguments in the united states. The 18th amendment banned the buying, selling, transporting, and drinking of…

The legal drinking age is 21 in the United states of America. The majority of teens have at least had one alcoholic beverage in their life. Definitely not all of them but most of them have. There is a lot of debates on the legal drinking age. Some people say it should continue to be 21 and some say it should be 18. Since everything else is legal at the age of 18 shouldn’t the drinking age be 18 also? In my opinion the legal drinking age should be 18 and here are all of my reasons why. The…

The current legal drinking age restriction is 18. This was set in 1970s because during the Vietnam War, they believed that if a person could be conscripted to fight and die for their country, they should also have the right to drink alcohol. (Good and bad). I strongly believe that the current legal drinking age should not be 18. I believe it should be raised to the age of 20. I believe it should be raised because some people at the age of 18 are not mature enough. Firstly, many young…

Should the legal drinking age of 18 years in Queensland be raised to 21? That is the question being asked. It would be hard to argue that point, especially when in the eyes of the law once a young person turns 18 years old you are legally an adult. At 18 you have the legal right to vote, get married, have sex, buy smokes and even go war and die at war. Originally the drinking age was 21 years old, but this was changed during the Vietnam War, claiming if an 18-year-old person can be conscripted…

allowing a substance this dangerous to be distributed to people who are barely adults? Alcohol is an extremely dangerous substance causing many health issues, mental issues and as I previously stated millions of deaths per year. This is why the legal drinking age should be raised to twenty-one. Firstly, alcohol causes deadly health issues. One of the most obvious of these issues is alcohol poisoning. It shuts down the brain’s vital functions, including breathing and many people die from it…

cultures around the world have a designated age their youth must reach to be considered a legal adult. The age when a teen is seen as an adult is often dependant upon a culture’s beliefs. In America, it is believed that at age eighteen, one becomes a legal adult. As a legal adult in American society one earns the right to go into combat, take part in elections, purchase cigarettes, get a tattoo or piercing without parental consent, and fill out legal documentation without a parent’s signature.…

The legal age of an adult today is eighteen years old in all fifty states of America. The permissible age of becoming an adult changed in 1971 due to the high demand needed for the armed forces. Once the legal age to join the armed forces changed to eighteen-years-old, the rules began to spiral out of control and many laws. This would also include getting married, voting, purchasing property and even education decisions began to all change from twenty-one years old to eighteen-years-old. The…

States is underage drinking. Ever since the legal drinking age was raised to 21 in all states, it has become the most researched law in history (Dean-Mooney). Some people believe that lowering the drinking age can help solve this problem, some do not. Every year about 1,100 underage youth die in alcoholrelated car crashes and another 300 in nontraffic alcoholrelated car crashes (Main). The problem is obvious but the solution is not. Many think that lowering the legal drinking age will change the…

a recent commentary article written by Henry Wechsler, he discusses the topic of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 years old. Wechsler states many studies and research of previous attempts that have been made and the different ways that they have been unsuccessful. For example, in 1970 some states alcohol consumption laws had been changed to 18 years of age but when states lowered their drinking age restriction, the amount of alcohol-involved traffic accidents increased (1). After seeing…