The opposing viewpoint is the drinking age should be lowered to about 18 or 19. Colleges and Universities argue that having the drinking age 21 is making issues worse. If young adults know that they are legally allowed to drink then there would be a lot less thrill seekers trying to break the law. Additionally […]
Many people around the world drink alcohol for numerous reasons. However, some people may not be able to drink alcohol in other countries because of the drinking age law. For example, people are allowed to drink alcohol at age 18 in Korea, but they cannot drink in the United States because the drinking age law […]
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Get startedMinimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws provide an example of how scientific research can support effective public policies. Between 1970 and 1975, 29 States lowered their MLDA’s; subsequently, scientists found that traffic crashes increased significantly among teenagers. Alcohol use among youth is related to many problems, including traffic crashes, drownings, vandalism, assaults, homicides, suicides, teenage […]
In July of 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which denied highway funds to those states that failed to raise the legal alcohol age to 21.He also claimed ice cream to be a “nutritious and wholesome” food, to which he dedicated the month of July to. Despite President Reagan being […]
It has not always been that way and there is a chance it will not continue to be that way. The main argument for having the drinking age set at twenty-one is that our brains are not fully developed until we reach that age. The problem with this is that, just because we raise the […]
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act, passed by Congress in the year of 1984, enforced a change in the state laws of young drinkers to satisfy the worries of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD. The minimum legal drinking age was up for debate, yet the minimum age for more serious decisions stayed in place, […]
In America, nearly 50% of adolescents report having had at least one drink by the time they reach 8th grade (Green et al,117). Even in the school campus, many of students hold parties every night. Especially not on weekdays, if you walk you besides the houses in the late night, you can see students walk […]
Thesis: Binge drinking is a major problem in todays society, and some would argue that it is because of the legal drinking age; today, I would like to explore two opinions on lowering the legal drinking age in order to understand this issue more. Introduction: [Attention-Getter] Each year, more than 4,300 minors die due to […]
Abstract The start occurred when instructed to find a prompt for an argument. The prompt was found on ProCon. This website lists many controversial topics with pros and cons. One stood out and it was the argument if the drinking age should be lowered. From there sources need to be found to give extra information […]
Imagine being a senior in high school, 18 years old. Should young adults be able to legally buy an alcoholic beverage at this age? This has been an ongoing controversy in the United States as to whether the drinking age should be lowered from 21-years-old to 18-years-old. At 18-years-old in America, young adults are entrusted […]
Unarguably, the improvement in people’s living standard owes much to the scientific breakthroughs of technical advances as well as social aspects. So significant is keeping the drinking age of 21, which has been supporting effectively on young people. There is ongoing debate on whether keeping the drinking age of 21 has the positive or negative […]
This has been an ongoing debate in the US for a couple years now. Some people think it would be better if it was lowered, while others do not. Underage kids drink all the time whether it’s legal or illegal. There are many sides to this argument but the one that has me most interested […]
In all 50 states, the minimum legal drinking age is 21 years old. However, some exceptions do exist on a state-by-state basis for consumption at home, under adult supervision, for medical necessities, and other reasons. After all, if 18 years olds can serve our country, buy tobacco products and legally be considered an adult, then […]
After Prohibition, nearly all states adopted a minimum legal drinking age of twenty-one. Then, between 1970 and 1975, twenty-nine states lowered the MLDA to eighteen, nineteen, or twenty. Advocacy groups urged states to raise their MLDA to twenty-one. Several did so in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but others did not. To encourage a […]
Why can an 18 year old die for our country, vote on decisions that affect us all, and go to prison but cannot drink alcohol legally? The drinking age in America should be lowered from 21 to 18 in order to lose alcohol’s forbidden allure, decrease the number of binge drinking cases, and raise awareness […]
Since the Prohibition many politicians, scholars, and parents have debated the drinking age. Should the drinking age be 21 or should we lower it to 18? Allowing 18 to 20 year olds to drink in regulated environments with supervision would decrease unsafe drinking activity. Prohibiting them this right only leads to them feeling like they […]
Each year, approximately 5,000 teens under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; including 1,900 deaths from car crashes, 1,600 from homicides, 300 from suicide, as well as hundreds from other injuries such as falls, burns, and drownings (Underage Drinking). Alcohol is the leading factor in several deaths by teens per […]
The drinking age should be lowered to 18. How can the U.S allow 18 year olds to carry rifle or enlist in the military and not allow them to not buy a bottle of beer? Also having the drinking age up at 21 can promote dangerous illegal drinking at high school parties. When you are […]
How many 18 year olds have died for the sake of our country, but they are still not legally able to consume alcohol. How many 18 year olds are able to serve on juries and send men to execution chairs, but were still not able to walk to the liquor store to purchase an alcoholic […]
Have you ever wonder why kids tend to drink illegally?. Now if the drinking age was lowered it would mature kids. Only because they will get the feeling of drinking responsibly so it might change the way the kids would drink. While if the drinking age limit would be 18 it could get kids out […]
Most people do not understand how alcohol affects a person’s body and the outcomes. On average 29 people a die from alcohol related accidents. Drunk driving takes about 10,000 people per year. Alcohol has been a controversial issue for many hundreds of years now. Many different countries and states have a different age limit for […]
One topic that has a lot of notoriety all throughout the United States is the legal drinking age. Some argue that it should remain at twenty-one years old while others push for reducing it to eighteen and this has even caused some controversy. Many countries have the age at eighteen and this is influencing others […]
In today’s society there are many rules and regulations that are set forth to protect our youth. One of those regulations is the drinking age of our country. In the United States, the drinking age has been 21 since the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed by Congress in 1984. When the drinking age […]
It isn’t a secret that people drink alcohol before they turn 21. Pictures and posts cover the profiles of young adult’s social media pages showing the underage drinking and some of the irresponsible acts that they partake in while under the influence of alcohol. With this, much debate has centered around lowering the drinking age […]
Alcohol. Some people avoid it their whole lives, others countdown the days until their 21st birthday. 21 is the magic number when it comes to alcohol. The United States as a whole, besides a few exceptions, has enforced an alcohol consumption law prohibiting anyone younger than 21 from purchasing alcohol. However, illegal drinking and binge […]
At some point most people have drank some alcohol before their 21st birthday weather it was with friends, a party, or with family at a family event. The legal drinking age should be lowered because the person will have a better understanding of their alcohol tolerance, also they should have a parent/legal adult with them […]
Nowadays, drinking alcohol has become practiced and legal everywhere in the world. Every country and culture has its own way of using this substance. In parties, in everyday routine for some, or just as a casual refresher. But not every place in the world has the same legal drinking age. The minimum drinking age in […]
Can you honestly say that you never had an alcoholic drink when you were under the legal drinking age? In the United States, the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is considered to be 21 which includes the purchase and consumption of any alcoholic beverages. The minimum age for purchasing alcohol has changed many times over […]
Alcohol, it has been a part of human culture for centuries. From religious gatherings to work related get togethers, alcohol has been a main factor in socialization and even some cultural events for years. Even though it seems so important to certain populations, most countries have age regulations on alcohol and one of the most […]