National Minimum Drinking Age Act

Underage Drinking and the Repercussions Statistics show that in 2007, underage drinking cost about $68 billion in form of medical bills, household income loss, and costs of treating pain and suffering associated with the unethical behavior. Contrastingly, the input of over $68 billion into the alcohol industry by young drinkers ensured the profitability of the sector. However, statistics asserts that in 2009, 19% of drivers aged 16-20 years were involved in a fatal crashes since their…

not, people consume alcohol for countless reasons; celebrations, stress, sadness, boredom, rebellion and peer pressure are just a few. The ages between 18 to 21 year olds fall in the category of “people”. In the United States, the legal age drinking is currently twenty-one, but illegally anyone can consume alcohol. Now the main question is why? If at the age of 18 in America, people are allowed to purchase tobacco, get married without parental consent, and even join the armed forces, therefore…

inebriety (Keller). Intoxication tests are used by the police to test if a person has been drinking and how much they have been drinking. The Drunkometer was the very first intoxication test to be invented (Staff). It was the invention of Dr. Rolla N. Harger, he invented the test in 1931 and was awarded the patent five years later (Staff). Dr. Harger was chosen to be on a subcommittee called, National Safety Council which partnered with the American Medical Association to conduct…

drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.” While the mission statement has been slightly revised a couple times since the establishment of MADD, the meaning still rings true. “To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influences of drugs or alcohol, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving” was MADD’s original mission statement. In 1984, the…

The discussion of changing the minimum legal drinking age back to 18 has been a “reverent” discussion since the minimum legal drinking age was changed to 21 years old. We, the United States, has one of the highest minimum legal drinking ages in world where it is legal to drink and this is a good property we have. The minimum drinking age should not be legally lowere due to the medical risks, hidden dangers, and the developments that are still happening to your body during this time. There are…

By the end of the year, approximately 5,000 underage kids will die of drinking related causes and 190,000 others will be seriously injured. Society and many organizations are constantly trying to fight these unnecessary tragedies and Cal Poly can too. The first step is to realize that underage drinking will happen regardless of rules and regulations stating otherwise. Sober supervision of drinking activities is one of the ways that we can assure preventable incidents can be avoided. However, Cal…

common: they are often associated with drunk driving. In most countries, even developed countries, people are able to drink at the age of eighteen. In some countries, about 61%, the drinking age is commonly eighteen or nineteen (Minimum Legal Drinking Age). In America, however, the national drinking age has recently been ruled as 21 (Griggs). The national drinking age should be overall lowered to eighteen because it will lessen the risk of accidents, discourage teenagers to rebel, and offer a…

is causing accidents and people are dying. In the United States, the drinking age is 21, but there are some teenagers that drink and drive out in the streets.Some teenagers who drink and drive can cause accidents and can hurt someone else. When you drink, it can control your actions and can cause the people around you to be affected as well. There are some teenagers that can drink in european countries at the age of 16. Drinking is one of the problems today that it should be fixed because it…

The combination of energy drinks mixed with alcohol can be very dangerous. Drinkers may experience and increase in physical and psychological effects. Although a number of energy alcoholic drinks have had negative views in the media, all energy alcoholic drinks do not need to be banned. Drinkers need to keep in mind to limit themselves to a responsible amount of drink in which they are able to handle. Banning energy alcoholic drinks will not significantly provide benefits for the public. A ban…

prevent accidents by teen drivers should we raise the age limit from 16 to 18? Or have every state adopt graduated driver’s license?Some graduated driver’s license only let 16 year olds drive during the daytime or with an adult for a certain amount of hours. Raising the driving age from 16 to 18 is a terrible idea. Having bad drivers at 16 then raising the age limit. There will be bad drivers at age 18. Teens should be able to drive starting at age 16 to get to work, school, or hanging…