Lowering Legal Drinking Age The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) has been an ongoing debate over the years. Many states in the past have continuously lowered their MLDA to 18‚ 19‚ or 20. However‚ The National Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act of 1984 required that every states MLDA must be set to 21 years of age. Max Nelson stated that "Beer is the third most popular drink in the world‚ after water and tea" (“The Barbarians Beverage” 1)‚ the minimum legal drinking age is a very popular discussion
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Time to Lower the Drinking Age? Over 5000 deaths occur from alcohol-related actions each year (McCardell). Binge drinking‚ a major issue among underage drinkers‚ is defined as having at least 5 drinks on one occasion (Kiesbye 21). The US is one of just four countries with an age requirement of 21. Only Islamic countries have more restrictive drinking laws. (Kiesbye 26). The minimum age of 21 passed Congress in 1984 (Balko). Vermont fought the law concerning the minimum age all the way to Supreme
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Matt W. English 101 9/24/2013 Am I an Adult Yet? Some would argue that the drinking age shouldn ’t be lowered because of three very real risks‚ drunk driving‚ alcohol poisoning‚ and violent or destructive behavior. Drunk driving is a stain on our civilization. An average of 17‚000 individuals die each year in drunk driving related deaths. It seems quite plausible that were alcohol to be legalized for those under the age of 18‚ the 15.1% of 18 to 20 year olds who drink before getting behind the wheel
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Drinking Age of 21 Every child in the world wants to grow up faster then time permits them. They want to have their opinions taken as an adult ’s would be. They want to have the privileges adults do. They want the freedom adults have. Most of all‚ children want to make their own decisions even though ultimately‚ it is the same decision the adults would of made for them. However‚ adults believe children below a certain age are immature and uneducated and that they are unable to make their own decisions
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brings up the question‚ should the legal drinking age of alcohal be lowered to 18 years old? Many people around the nation state that teens of 18 years old are developed enough to not get affected by alcohol‚ that it would decrease binge drinking‚ and that teens would have to be private about drinking and could do it in more supervised‚ safe environments. But‚ after research‚ it is clear to see these claims are not true or reasonable. The legal drinking age should definitely not be lowered because
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The drinking age be lowered to 18 "Alcohol is the drug of choice among America’s adolescents‚ used by more young people than tobacco or illicit drugs... [T]here are 10.1 million underage drinkers in the United States... 39% of current 8th graders‚ 58% of 10th graders‚ 72% of 12th graders‚ and 85% of college students have tried alcohol.” -The National Institutes of Health (NIH) wrote in their fact sheet titled "Underage Drinking" on report.nih.gov. Apparently keeping the drinking age at 21 is not
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Drinking age thesis We believe that adults should have the right to make their own decision about the consumption of alcohol. 18 is the age of adulthood in the United States: you are eligible to vote‚ you can legally purchase cigarettes‚ you are eligible for the military draft - which includes that you are willing to die for this country-‚ you can sign contract‚ get married and you are even able to serve on a jury. So why can’t someone at the age of eighteen not drink alcohol? There is a study
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In the United States‚ it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of twenty-one. At the age of 18 people are considered adults. "The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age (Amendment 26‚ Section 1 of the Constitution). At the age of eighteen‚ a person can get married‚ vote‚ drive‚ take out loans‚ pay taxes‚ buy tobacco‚ have sex‚ be tried as an adult‚ have children
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Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18? The drinking age in America is currently at 21. Some people have argued against that saying that it makes no sense to keep the drinking age at 21 since in most countries around the world it is at 18 or lower. Others argue that if the voting age and the army allows young men and women to fight why shouldn’t they be allowed t drink alcohol. Alcohol is a powerful drug that effects the mind of anyone consuming it. That is why it is best for society if the drinking
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between the ages of 15 and 49‚ it is the first 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
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