Drinking Age Debate
Around the world, many countries have their own views on the drinking age. The most used age is eighteen. In the United States the drinking age is twenty-one, we have many different views, morals, and standards than the rest of the world. We plan for the future and want only the best for our future generations. We ensure the safety of our youth by providing these rules and regulations. Laws that maintain the legal drinking age at 21 save lives on the road, and protect young people from he internal and external effects of drinking.
Since the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, alcohol related deaths among teens have dropped, saving more than 1000 teen lives each year. According to a study by the Huffington Post, "Teen …show more content…
Research has shown that compared with the adult brain, the adolescent brain is very sensitive to some effects of alcohol. Teenage brains are like a sponge, and are designed for maximum learning capacity. Alcohol interferes with the brain, it causes difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times, and impaired memory. Those are only the external impairments. Internally, it can lead to lifelong damage in brain function, particularly as it relates to memory, moving skills and coordination. Not only can alcohol hurt adolescents physically, but psychologically as well. An article from Psychology Today states, "The CDC study confirms that teens aren't sipping alcohol --- no, they’re gulping it. This study brings light to the fact that high school students tend to binge drink whenever they consume alcohol. About ninety percent of the alcohol consumed by high school students is consumed through …show more content…
They want the freedom and privileges adults have. By the time we turn twenty-one, our brains are more developed, and we are more mature. As a country we want to make sure our future generations are protected and as safe as possible, which is why we should keep the drinking age at twenty-one years old. Alcohol damages the teenage brain that causes developmental problems, and can cause drunk driving accidents and/or alcoholism. Young adults are effected mentally and physically by this drug. The minimal drinking age is 21 and should stay that way for the sake of our younger generation and their
Since the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, alcohol related deaths among teens have dropped, saving more than 1000 teen lives each year. According to a study by the Huffington Post, "Teen …show more content…
Research has shown that compared with the adult brain, the adolescent brain is very sensitive to some effects of alcohol. Teenage brains are like a sponge, and are designed for maximum learning capacity. Alcohol interferes with the brain, it causes difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times, and impaired memory. Those are only the external impairments. Internally, it can lead to lifelong damage in brain function, particularly as it relates to memory, moving skills and coordination. Not only can alcohol hurt adolescents physically, but psychologically as well. An article from Psychology Today states, "The CDC study confirms that teens aren't sipping alcohol --- no, they’re gulping it. This study brings light to the fact that high school students tend to binge drink whenever they consume alcohol. About ninety percent of the alcohol consumed by high school students is consumed through …show more content…
They want the freedom and privileges adults have. By the time we turn twenty-one, our brains are more developed, and we are more mature. As a country we want to make sure our future generations are protected and as safe as possible, which is why we should keep the drinking age at twenty-one years old. Alcohol damages the teenage brain that causes developmental problems, and can cause drunk driving accidents and/or alcoholism. Young adults are effected mentally and physically by this drug. The minimal drinking age is 21 and should stay that way for the sake of our younger generation and their