National Industrial Recovery Act

Have you ever heard the story of another college student dying due to excessive use of alcohol? More than 1800 students die each year due to alcohol related causes. After researching this topic, I have come to the conclusion that the drinking age being 21 years of age is dangerous. The legal age for drinking alcohol should be lowered to eighteen years old; As an eighteen year old, they are considered adults, they can serve in the army, and they can already use tobacco. II. First i'm going to…

Drinking Age Act of 1984 might be unconstitutional Making underage drinking illegal has pushed it underground, where it is harder to track Contention 1. The age of adulthood in the U.S. is 18,why should they wait until 21 to drink?…

Alcoholism, death from alcohol poisoning, and drunk driving are problems that exists in today’s world. Most if not all of these problems involve minors and can be linked to drinking underage. Every state in the union has a legal drinking age of twenty-one years old. The purpose of this law is to keep minors out of danger: away from drunk driving, alcohol poisoning, and injuring the brain before it is fully developed. Unsafe situations are created by the current laws by it’s ineffectiveness to…

The law for underage drinking in oklahoma is "Minors under the age of 21 are not permitted to possess or purchase alcohol; however, consumption in a “private setting” is not prohibited by Oklahoma law. Minors may not have a blood alcohol level of more than .02%" meaning anyone under 21 is not allowed to buy anything but you are allowed to do drink in a private setting as in your house if your BAL is under 0.02. Underage drinking is and can be a very bad thing.Your body isnt fully developed…

When someone turns 18, he considers them adults. There have been many deaths in the United States due to alcohol. In our society, we see many young teenagers that being to drink at an early age. There have been many problems occurring due to alcohol, and there is the misuse of alcohol in America. The misuse of it causes the teen to experience alcohol poisoning, alcohol dependency, in the long run, and accidents. This has continued and it will continue to happen to the youth unless we do…

unconstitutional for the government to exert the right to send its youth to death, for a country that you can’t even toast to if you are under 18. The law prohibits anyone under the age of 21 to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages; however since the drinking act was established in 1984, many generations have continued to defy the laws put…

Many people, mostly teenagers, believe that the legal drinking age should be lowered to sixteen years, instead of nineteen. However, I disagree. The benefits of this action are few and far between, and the consequences are too heavy to ignore. Lowering the legal drinking age may promote binge drinking in teenagers, which will induce horrible consequences in the teenagers of our generation and possibly even the generations after. Young adults would be influenced into drinking while driving…

signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act which made the national drinking age twenty one across the nation. Before Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, the drinking age varied throughout the states between eighteen and twenty one. This caused many states to change the age and become what it is now. Reagan signed the act for drinking age requirements to be twenty one,this not only reduced the sales of alcohol but also made illegally getting alcohol a more popular act. By…

How much are you willing to risk to drink and drive? Is it worth it? Hopefully not. Drinking alcohol and getting behind the wheel of a automobile has many consequences. It can range from receiving penalties, having unhealthy body conditions and violence. In the United States the age limit to drinking alcohol is 21 years old (Introduction to Drunk Driving).However, It does not stop young people from drinking. If a underage offender is caught with alcohol in their blood count, they can and most…

Throughout the United States, lowering the drinking age is a huge discussion. Every American enjoys a drink or two with a friend as a social event. Why does the government feel a person who can be in the military isn’t mature enough to have a drink? Binge drinking is a huge issue among young adults who are not able to drink in a public place. Prohibiting these young adults from drinking will not make them stay away from alcohol. The process of getting the law passed will take much work with…