National Minimum Drinking Age Act

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…

“STEP ONE: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable, “said in Alcoholics Anonymous, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. In the United States our drinking age is 21, but in reality many people drink way before that. The drinking age should definitely not be lowered, but completely illegal for all because of the emotional distress it causes, the body damage it creates, and also the lives of human beings. First off, humans are very emotional. When a…

Should Alcohol be Regulated? Alcohol-related crimes cause the death of more than 2.5 million people every year -- more than AIDS, malaria, or tuberculosis (Wanjek Christopher). Contrary to popular belief, alcoholics (people addicted to drinking) aren’t the problem. The real problem are the excessive/“binge” drinkers. Excessive drinkers are people who drink a large amount of alcohol at a single time, getting far more drunk than most alcoholics do, and as a result dramatically increase the…

Alcohol has been around for a long time, and its consumption has been controversial for just as long. I am not here to discuss alcohol consumption, and the proper age for it. I will discuss drinking and driving, which has become prevalent in the twentieth century, and more so, now in the twenty-first century. Driving under the influence is clearly not a good thing, but its severity and method of prevention are called into question. By making clear the seriousness and consequences of drunk…

the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen, lowering the drinking age would be irresponsible and only add to societal issues. There has to be a higher age of initiation to the right to drink due to the dangers posed by drinking. Also, lowering the drinking age in the United States would be medically irresponsible-greatly interfering with the development of young adults’ bodies and minds. Lastly, lowering the drinking age would encourage and further provide the means for underage drinking. As…

what the minimum drinking age should be. Some believe that it should be eighteen and others believe that it should stay at twenty-one. Some argue that one is legal at eighteen, so people should be able to drink also. A major counter argument that people argue is that other than the United States, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand the drinking age is eighteen (Griggs). People argue that these countries need to catch up with the rest of the world. Studies show that the drinking age should…

The Fight for the Drinking Age The drinking age of 21 in the United States has been refuted by many people. However, others want to keep it the same. For one, since the drinking age was set to 21, there has been decreasing levels of alcohol consumption in adults over and under 21 ("Fact"). Another reason is consumption of alcohol can be dangerous, even deadly. Alcohol is the leading cause of death for youths and it accounts for 75,000 deaths in the U. S. annually (Wechsler). Laws have been…

However, statistics say that in 2014 “about 8.7 million Americans between ages 12-20 report current alcohol consumption” (“Underage Drinking Statistics”). Underage drinking has to come from somewhere, and parents are the first that a child looks up to, but a parent doesn’t have to drink alcohol in front of their child to show them a bad example. Having it the household or even talking about drinking alcohol in front of their children is bad enough. Now understanding what alcohol does…

China which does not have a drinking age restriction. D. Thesis: Drinking Age restriction should be lowered on the USA E. Preview: Today I will try to persuade you about the drinking age restriction, more specific, I will be talking about: the drinking age should be lowered, the benefits of…

believe 18 is to young to drink because they are just getting out of school but what this over looks it that 18 year olds are considered adults, so keys should be able to make there own decisions. The definition of an adult is a person who attains the age maturity as specified law in America that is 18, so thats when they’re able to vote and do just about everything but drink. They can also buy tobacco products and tobacco products are just about as bad as alcohol. lastly, eighteen year olds…