before when they went out drinking. It is a common fact that most teenagers have had a drink of alcohol before their twenty-first birthday. Most teenagers drink regularly or in some cases, binge drink. Nobody can prevent underage drinking. When people tell a teenagers they cannot have something, it inclines them to want it even more and teenagers will go to extreme lengths to obtain it. In 1984, Congress passed the law stating the legal drinking age in the United States was twenty-one (Alcoholism). As
Drinking Legally Nearly everyone has an opinion on what the legal drinking age should be, as it varies worldwide. For example, one out of one hundred and ninety countries have a drinking age of eighteen or nineteen years old. The United States of America holds the highest minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) at twenty-one, with the exception for parts of India where the drinking age is twenty-five or thirty (ProCon). The legal drinking age should be decreased to eighteen; considering, the law recognizes
The Drinking Age For many reasons, the drinking age has been set at twenty-one years old, but has the time come to lower the drinking age? Many argue that the drinking age needs to be lowered back to eighteen for many reasons; however, studies and statistics show that lowering the drinking age is harmful and even deadly. Some people believe that binge drinking can be solved by lowering the drinking age, but lowering the drinking age is not the solution to binge drinking. Many teenagers spend their
students as well? There are many advocates for lowering the legal drinking age, and certain states have considered it as well. If eighteen-year-olds can serve in the military and get married, why can they not drink? The legal drinking age should not be lowered because studies show that traffic fatalities would increase, youth are not responsible enough, and younger bodies cannot handle alcohol consumption. Research shows that if the legal drinking age was lowered, traffic fatalities would increase
According to “College Drinking,” almost two out of three college students engage in binge drinking. Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels to 0.08 g/dL or higher (“College Drinking”). Many parents, guardians, and psychologists believe that college students binge drink because they think drinking is an integral part of their higher education. Similar to peer pressure, college students drink because the rest of the student body drinks. Furthermore
starting to drink at a younger age, and their drinking patterns are becoming more extreme.” Keeping the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) at twenty-one or lowering it to the age of eighteen has been a continuous issue in the United States. People, mostly adolescent teenagers, say it should be lowered because if one is able to vote at the age of eighteen, they should also be allowed to drink. Sure, when a seventeen-year-old turns eighteen they are considered an adult, but age does not define maturity;
what the legal drinking age should be, as it varies worldwide. For example, one out of one hundred and ninety countries have a drinking age of eighteen or nineteen years old. The United States of America holds the highest minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of twenty-one, with the exception for parts of India where the drinking age is twenty-five or thirty (ProCon). The legal drinking age should be decreased to eighteen. Considering people are a legal adult at the age of eighteen. Lowering the legal drinking
Many people believe the minimum age of drinking should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. Professor Ruth C. Engs from the University of Illinois makes a strong case that the law needs to change. There are many advantages, such as helping youth understand how to drink responsibly, and disadvantages, such as the increase in alcoholism, to lowering the age of drinking. The legal age should be lowered to eighteen to help us better control how much and/or how responsibly alcohol is consumed. Professor
Mackenzie Schultz Mrs. Hamilton AP English Language 25 July 2014 Challenging the Legal Drinking Age The Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) has been challenged since the passing of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 that raised the drinking age to twenty-one in all fifty states (Ogilvie). Advocates for lowering the MLDA to eighteen years of age argue that this change will eliminate the thrill of breaking the law for young adults entering college and boost the national economy. Supporters
Legal drinking age is a constant occurrence in the United States, and it causes problems and heavy consequences. There are opinions on rather the legal age should stay at twenty-one or lower to eighteen or nineteen. Lowering the MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) would be beneficial in ways but also not so beneficial. First off, the consequences that an eighteen year old receives is the same consequences that an twenty-one year old would receive. For example, if someone is eighteen and they get caught