Drinking age is a commonly debated topic in the United States. Based on research articles‚ the minimum age drinking is 21. Many argue the drinking age should lowered to the age of 18. In some parts of the U.S‚ groups of people are allow to drink‚ with exception of religious reasoning. Underage drinking can result an increase on teen pregnancy and diseases. Drinking at a premature age can result a brain disorder or even dead. In some college surveys 10 out of 20 students have tried alcohol‚ however
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Faheem Khan Mrs. Farley 2/27/13 Drinking Age The drinking age in America should be lowered to 18 from 21. Most kids who are between the ages of 18-20 already drink behind closed doors. When a person turns the age of 18 they are able to accomplish and are able to do many things‚ so why can they not drink? Over a thousand lives are lost each year by people under the age of 21 from drinking. If people are already drinking now before they even reach 21‚ and there are no laws enforcing on to them
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Drinking underage is a serious problem that the U.S is facing. There is a lot of problems with the drinking age 21‚ but if you lower or upper the drinking age not much difference will happen. The human brain isn’t fully developed until the age 21. Teenagers don’t know enough to make informed‚ smart decisions relating to alcohol. The drinking age shouldn’t be lowered because of three very real risks like: drunk driving‚ alcohol poisoning‚ and violent and/or destructive behavior. We have research
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the world has their drinking age at 18 or 19 In 190 countries‚ there minimum legal drinking age is 18-19 There are only 12 counties that have their legal age at 21. There is 61% of countries that are in the age of 21 Germany has new policy to deal with drunk driving which include fine and name on index for traffic offender‚ license probation period ‚ and complete a course on behavior in traffic “Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) in 190 Countries - Minimum Legal Drinking Age - hhhhhhhProCon.org
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die every year while intoxicated and more than 175‚000 are seriously injured. That means alcohol leads to almost 30% of teen deaths each year. Lowering the legal drinking age would only increase this number. B. The legal drinking age should not be lowered to 18 years old. C. 1. The human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 and an undeveloped brain is more likely to become addicted to alcohol (www.samafoundation.org). 2. Drunk-driving accidents are the leading cause of
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Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Alcohol consumption is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States‚ a major contributing factor to unintentional injuries‚ the leading cause of death for young people‚ and it accounts for an estimated 75‚000 or more total deaths in the United States annually. There have been a lot of discussions about whether to keep the minimum legal drinking age at 21 or to lower the minimum legal drinking age to 18. The minimum legal drinking age in the United
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knows that it is illegal to drink alcohol until the age of 18. Many people are in agreement with this legal age. Some would even say that it should be raised. However‚ the legal drinking age sometimes causes more trouble than it prevents. Why is 18 the magical age that makes one intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? There’s a idea that immature people are less likely to handle the effects of alcohol‚ so why is the random age limit (at age 18). We all know that some people under 21 who can
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Why the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to eighteen. Whether the minimum age of alcohol consummation should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen or not‚ is the object of intense discussion in the United States. Many opponents think lowering the drinking age will have negative effects‚ whereas proponents believe the present minimum age encourages teenagers to drink in secrecy. This secret behavior may lead to unsafe situations. Therefore the legal drinking age in the United
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Drinking Age Argumentative Essay In the United States‚ a person gets all their rights at the age of 18 except the right to drink. Here‚ you can’t drink until you’re 21. One of the main reasons for this being the drinking age is the high risk of drunk driving. On the other hand‚ underage drinkers have a higher chance to binge drink. Many other counties already have the drinking age at 18. The drinking age should become 18 because we get all our other rights then‚ and it will lower the amount of
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debate concerning the legal drinking age remaining at twenty-one or being lowered to eighteen. John J. Miller‚ backed up with about one-hundred college presidents and chancellors‚ strongly believes that the legal drinking age of twenty one has failed and is not working. However‚ there is research and statistical data that suggests lowering the drinking age would cause several car related accidents‚ potentially increase a teen’s vulnerability of alcoholism‚ and increase binge drinking. John McCardell
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