Legal drinking age

For many years the legal drinking age as well as the legal driving age has been up for debate. Problems such as underage drinking, binge drinking and drinking and driving are only a few of the many issues faced among teenagers. Obviously the U.S has done little to nothing try to control these issues that are happening every day. Something needs to change before these problems get any worse. The United States is constantly evolving and so should its laws. A lot has changed since these laws have…

Since the beginning of the United States, alcohol has been apart of the US and it’s culture. During the colonial times of America people drank alcohol on a regular basis, but the colonists strong social views on drunkenness stopped many from drinking over moderation. The first controversy with alcohol and the US occurred after the Revolutionary War and was referred to as the Whiskey Rebellion. This rebellion was led by farmers who produced liquor who felt the taxing of alcohol was unfair.…

undoubtedly underage drinking. Underage drinking is a violation of college and state policies; although the statues are disregarded. Drinking laws are in place because underage drinking is detrimental to the community and the user. However, the current laws are not deterring underage drinking; and the problems associated with underage drinking are persistent. The blatant disobedience by teens has caused deliberation about changing the current laws. One debated solution to stop underage drinking…

(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism), 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year due to alcohol-related accidents, such as car wrecks, suicides, alcohol poisoning, homicides, burns, falls, and drownings("Under-aged”). However, think of the young men and women who have died to fend for our country, and not being able to have that first drink with their father, or go out and drink with their friends. Yes drinking can be dangerous in situations, but I believe that if a young man…

worlds most abused substance in the world. Believe it or not alcohol is mostly abused by minors and the numbers are increasing. Minors are more likely to binge drink and abuse alcohol than of age limits . Which is why it’s important to maintain the legal drinking age limit of twenty-one. If the drinking age was lowered then the percentage rate of alcohol accessibility to minors and alcohol substance abuse would most likely increase. The brain is an amazing organ in the body but alcohol can…

There is talk of the driving age being pushed up in the next couple of years. Like any other problem there are two sides to this debate; there are people who are for changing the driving age and there are people who are against changing the driving age. One of the main arguments for raising the driving age is that most accidents happen within the first few years of driving and are usually caused by something that could…

certain age to drink and others think teens should not drink at all. If the president was to lower the drinking law teen’s parents could still tell their child to drink or not, also if something was to happen then most people would not want to come forward because of the consequences, and finally it would help businesses gain more money. Many Americans believe that people should drink at a young age, while others believe you should wait until twenty-one. Only because that makes it legal to drink…

to the point of alienating a key founder. Currently, according to the MADD website, MADD operates under the mission statement “to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking”. Without even navigating further into the website, one can tell instantly that, at least in this medium, MADD is heavily emphasizing the victim side of the drunk driving issue and their support for these victims. For instance, the tagline for…

At what age is a person considered to be an adult? The age of eighteen usually represents adulthood. However, the drinking age is twenty- one due to the Mothers Against Drunk Driving group. “In 1984, Congress passed the Uniform Drinking Age Act, which required states to have a minimum drinking age of 21 for all types of alcohol consumption if they wanted to receive federal highway monies” (Main). This causing the states to be persuaded into changing their drinking age. Because of drunk driving,…

My parents never gave me siblings, however, that does not mean that I grew up in a lonely house, that I celebrated my birthdays with no laughs around me, and that I never had somebody to listen to my dreams, my sorrows, and my yearnings. Destiny itself decided to never give me a sister—well, a biological sister to be more specific. But as I grew up in my grandma’s big house, where there were more rooms than people living in it, I shared it the space with another person, my cousin, whose name it…