Amethyst Initiative

Should the legal drinking age be lowered to age 18? Recently people have been debating whether If the drinking age should be lowered to 18. Some people think 18 is a better age but others think it’s outrageous to lower the drinking age to 18. After much reading and observing, I myself think the drinking age should be kept at 21 years old,because young adults who drink while they 're underage make poor decisions and majority of the young adults are in college lacking in classes. The legal drinking

Has anyone been harmed from underage drinking that you may know of, whether it’s from over dosing or a severe car accident? The topic of lowering the drinking age to eighteen in the United States is very debatable subject because many people have a difficult time deciding which side to support. Many of the negative issues for the low drinking age would have of an effect on the future, which is why the reform should not be put into action. Reasons include health issues, irresponsibility, and deaths

Is the Legal Drinking Age Good Should we raise or lower the legal drinking age? The legal drinking age varies from place to place, in Canada the legal age goes from 18 to 19 years. But what are the effects different legal drinking ages have on long term alcohol addiction and alcohol related youth crimes. I’m interested because I am a quick to take part in skepticism, so when someone says drinking has a larger effect on youth I am quick to doubt unless objective evidence is given. Also one of my cousins

The death of a loved one is a tough thing to bear, it is even worse when that death comes from a young person who has yet to begin their life. Underage drinking accounts for roughly 4,300 deaths per year among today’s youth. That is a hard truth to swallow when thought about how much alcohol can ruin and absolutely destroy not only individual lives but whole families. The more parents and/or guardians can reach their children, their kids friends, or just a young person in their community and

Some people believe that the legal drinking age in the United States should be 18 instead of 21. They think this because you can fight for your country and vote that you should be able to drink. Even though these might seem like good points, there are many more reasons the age is set at 21. There is a lot of research behind how alcohol effects kids under 21. There is a lot of safety reasons behind why the age is 21. Last, making is legal for teenagers to drink leads to worse drug use, and younger

Around the world, various minimum legal drinking ages (MLDA) exist. There are countries like Vietnam and Fiji who have no law at all, countries like Belgium and Germany with low ages of sixteen or seventeen, and countries like the United States and India with ages as high as twenty-one (McCardell 21). Up until 1984 the United States had no federal MLDA law, and it was up to the states to decide, but the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 changed all that: setting the national legal age of

Twenty-three and half percent of tenth graders have consumed alcohol in the last month. Twenty-two percent of all high schoolers have got in a car with someone who had been drinking alcohol and a whopping ten percent of high schoolers have driven themselves and others home after drinking alcohol just within the last month alone. In the novel," Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Sáenz, two teenage boys, Aristotle and Dante, explore their sexuality and Mexican heritage

Drinking and driving is a big problem that affects teenagers all over the world. People would think that with all the laws cracking down on the sale of alcohol to minors, and education about the consequences of drinking and driving would make a difference. Everyone knows that drinking and driving is dangerous, but don't realize it affects the driver, passengers, and people on the streets. The laws should be stricter about underage drinking, there should be more education about the consequences of

Ever since 1776, when the United States first gained independence, there has been constant debate over how much power states should have compared to the the federal government. Some argue that the central government should have more power, claiming when laws are uniform to every state, they will be more effective. Others, however, argue that if the states have more power that the federal government, then they can enact laws that will address the unique needs of constituents of that particular state

In the United States, 18-year-olds are considered adults. They can vote, get married and get a license for a gun yet they are not allowed to drink. Many people think that the drinking age should be 18, but others strongly believe it should be 21 for doing all kinds of things. Drinking in the United States has become a controversy for the drinking age; 18 or 21. There are many reasons why the drinking age should stay the same and many of why it should be 18. Even though many Americans think that people