The legal age that a person can buy and consume alcohol should be lowered to 18. There are many factors leading to this thought. At the age of 18 one is considered an adult and for that reason they should have the right to consume alcohol. Even though the legal drinking age is 21 many under that age consume alcohol on the daily. Studies show that 17.5 percent of the spending on alcohol came from people under the age of 21. At the age of 18 people can buy and consume tobacco. They can also get a
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Several would argue that the 21 year old drinking age is possibly too low‚ some even think that the age should be lowered‚ and some even think the age should be at 25. I believe that the drinking age should remain the same at 21 due to the fact that there are already plenty of issues with underage drinking. “The Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt‚ goes into depth about the different problems and aspects that go into searching for a golden age to entrust people to have the ability to accomplish
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Teen Binge Drinking Can Do Long-Term Brain Damage First of all‚ what is binge drinking? Binge drinking refers to the act of drinking heavily over a short period of time or drinking continuously over a number of days or weeks. If someone drinks heavily over a long period of time‚ they can become physically and psychologically dependent upon alcohol. Their body gets used to functioning with alcohol present and drinking can become more important than other activities in their life. Over time‚ alcohol
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they buy or consume alcohol? The alcoholic drinking age should be lowered to age eighteen because at that age you are responsible‚ mature‚ and it will help send the right message. Society states that eighteen year olds can not handle alcohol because they make a lot of mistakes so therefore they are “irisponsible “. If you start to drink at age eighteen or twenty one your tolerance is still going to be the same. So in that case it does not matter what age you start to drink because you do not know
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving said‚” The truth is that a drinking age at eighteen would cause more funerals.” Quoted in 60 minute‚ ”Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age.” A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows connections between alcohol abuse and young people (CDC Facts). Most people do not know this but drinking affects every American. One decision that young people have to make is should they drink under the age of twenty-one. What happens to them in the future is unknown
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| Why the Drinking Age Shouldn’t Be Lowered | | The Side Effects of Under Age Drinking | | Why the Drinking Age Shouldn’t Be Lowered | | The Side Effects of Under Age Drinking | Hewlett-Packard [Pick the date] Authored by: Manika Washington Hewlett-Packard [Pick the date] Authored by: Manika Washington I. Introduction The drinking age should not be lowered because alcohol has an effect on teens health and may make them vulnerable to diseases‚ increase violent
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Should the minimum drinking age in the United states remain 21? Drinking has always been a problem worldwide specially in the United States. The drinking age limit was established for people all around the United Sates to avoid any more accidents. It’s all around the news that under age people have gotten in incidents due to being drunk or sober and they are not even 21 years old. In my opinion the age limit of 21 should remain the same considering all people by that age are responsible enough
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John. "Should You Drink with Your Kids?." Time 30 June 2008: 44. Middle Search Plus. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. This article argues that lowering the legal drinking age to 18 would be a smart choice. If it can’t be lowered then at least making a few alterations to the law would be smart. Alcoholic beverages are introduced to others at an earlier age in countries such as Italy‚ Greece‚ and France. And they tend to have fewer alcohol related problems than we do in the U.S. Learning to drink in safe and
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1971 the 26th amendment was passed which lowered the minimum age to vote from twenty one to eighteen years old. Shortly after the amendment was passed twenty nine states across America started lowering the drinking age from 21 to either 18‚19‚ or 20 years old. This new freedom for young adults only lasted for a brief time by 1984 the Uniform Drinking Age Act was passed. The Uniform Drinking Age Act forced states to change the drinking age back to twenty one years old; by reducing the federal transportation
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Jeremy M. Stevens Dr‚ Patricia Ross English 102 17 July 2014 Should We Change Our Drinking Age? Should the United States lower its drinking age to eighteen? Should it remain twenty one? Should it be raised to a higher age? America needs to lower the drinking age to eighteen. With proper education and awareness there would be no problem for our young adults. There would be less problems due to the fact they can legally buy alcohol and drink it. An eighteen year old can serve and die for his
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