Departed From my View
Lowering The Legal Drinking Age to 18 American drinking laws have a very rich history dating all the way back to the 1700’s. “Making, distributing, and drinking alcohol have been called as American as apple pie. Actually, these activities may be more American than apple pie because they existed in America long before apples were introduced to Europe.” (“Alcohol”, Prof. David J. Hanson) The legal drinking age argument has been a hot topic for a very long time and still continues to be debated today. As of 2014 the legal drinking age in the United States is 21 years of age. There are a few select states that have some exceptions to the law regarding consumption but you have to be 21 to purchase alcohol is all 50 states. This law encourages minors to abuse alcohol anytime them can get their hands on an alcoholic beverage.
The Constitution states you are free to make your own decisions and find your pursuit of happiness. How, then, is it that an 18-year-old can be called an adult but cannot walk down to the nearest pub and have a drink after working all day?
Ruth C. Engs, professor of applied health sciences at Indiana University, said in an interview "a majority of young people under the age consume alcohol, and many of them do so in an irresponsible manner. Because it is seen as the forbidden fruit and as rebellion against authority." (“Why the drinking age should be lowered: an opinion based on research”, Prof. Ruth C. Engs)
Basically, young people under age consume alcohol because they are not allowed to, which makes them want it more. If the drinking age was be lowered, drinking alcohol would be less appealing because it is no longer a forbidden fruit.
Again, according to the professor, research from the early 1980s to the present has shown a continuous decrease in drinking and driving-related variables, and also university students, decrease in per capita consumption. However, these declines started in 1980, before the national 1987 law which mandated
The Constitution states you are free to make your own decisions and find your pursuit of happiness. How, then, is it that an 18-year-old can be called an adult but cannot walk down to the nearest pub and have a drink after working all day?
Ruth C. Engs, professor of applied health sciences at Indiana University, said in an interview "a majority of young people under the age consume alcohol, and many of them do so in an irresponsible manner. Because it is seen as the forbidden fruit and as rebellion against authority." (“Why the drinking age should be lowered: an opinion based on research”, Prof. Ruth C. Engs)
Basically, young people under age consume alcohol because they are not allowed to, which makes them want it more. If the drinking age was be lowered, drinking alcohol would be less appealing because it is no longer a forbidden fruit.
Again, according to the professor, research from the early 1980s to the present has shown a continuous decrease in drinking and driving-related variables, and also university students, decrease in per capita consumption. However, these declines started in 1980, before the national 1987 law which mandated