The legal drinking age refers to the youngest age at which a person is legally allowed to buy and consumes alcoholic beverages. The drinking age varies from country to country. Here in the United States the legal drinking age is twenty-one. There has been much debate on whether the drinking age in the United States should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. People in favor of keeping the drinking age at twenty-one believe that there will be less alcohol related injuries and deaths from
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going to discuss whether I think the drinking age is acceptable the way it is or if I believe it should be lowered or highered. I believe the drinking age should be raised to 25. Although there are many pros and cons to this subject‚ I believe that the drinking age should be raised. I have found many sources that support this issue that I have accommodated into this essay. I hope that I can persuade you to believe the same way that I do. First of all‚ drinking is becoming a problem. On a source
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Lower the Drinking Age to 18 Over 700 soldiers under the age of 21 have lost their lives fighting in Iraq. And According to the government they were responsible enough to die for their country‚ but not responsible enough to have a drink of alcohol. In the United States a person is allowed to vote‚ join the military‚ and take the risks of life and death‚ and are considered a legal adult all at the age of 18. Therefore shouldn’t they also be trusted to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption
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the Lives The legal drinking age in the United States is the only age that is above 19 years of age. Everywhere else in the world the age is 19 and under and some countries don’t even have a drinking age. The drinking age should be lowered to 18 because it will help all the problems that come with underage drinking. There is a numerous amount of reasons to change the drinking age to 18 and there are also many opposing thoughts on it as well. Three reasons to lower the drinking age in the US is to
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assignment Trần Thùy Linh Class: Wed afternoon. Topic: The effects of drinking. Drinking has many serious effects. The most obvious effect is the deterioration of health. Drinking increases the risk of various cancers and heart attack‚ increases liver problems‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ and reduced fertility. These are some of the numerous harmful effects of regularly drinking above recommended levels. Moreover‚ drinking is the cause of accidents. A person‚ who drinks‚ loses his or her judgment
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paper I will exam the causes of underage drinking and they effects that this may place on the individual‚ their families‚ and society. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services‚ "Young people begin to take risks and experiment as they transition from childhood to adulthood. Without support and guidance‚ some young people may engage in behaviors that place them and others at risk including using alcohol." (Youth and Underage Drinking: An Overview‚ 2004). As a child growing
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adult‚ why can they not make an adult decision to go have a drink? Following that decision‚ would be to get a ride and not drive. The drinking age is something that most people do not follow. Some say 18 should be the drinking age. The problem is so many people debate on whether or not the drinking age of 18 is healthy‚ but 25 is too old. Being able to have a drinking age set at one age is never going to please anyone‚ but there are certain laws that could be made more clear. Even though medical research
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leading risk factor. In the age group of 20–39 years‚ approximately 25 percent of the total deaths are alcohol attributable. The drinking age in America is 21‚ it can be argued by some that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. Reasonably thinking the drinking age should stay the same because of the following epidemics that already occur in today’s society with the drinking age being as it is: alcohol related deaths‚ lowering the age would be unsafe‚ and violent or destructive behavior is
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doing unfavorable actions‚ also allowing the local government to have a great deal of power over the religious beliefs of others. With these laws in place to ban trick or treating for ages 17 and higher more teens are out later and drinking more. Under age drinking is a risk factor that has appeared because of the age ban. The local government is becoming too involved with religious beliefs such as trick or treating. Putting an age limit is taking the religious freedoms of teens in that local
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on America’s roads has been drinking‚ and these drivers are teenagers. Growing up the question of drinking and driving has always been an issue‚ but most of the time the question isn’t the issue‚ the issue is your answer. Have you ever been in a car with a drunk driver? Or let one of your friends get in the car with a drunk driver? Ask yourselves these questions‚ and I’m almost positive you’ll recall at least one time. Peer Pressure has a lot to do with drinking and driving. It is perhaps the
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