Lowering the Drinking Age

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Lowering the drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen is a good idea because it will most likely promote responsibility, alcohol consumption will be more controlled, and, if not done so, it is posing as discrimination against the eighteen to twenty age group; however, lowering the legal drinking age back to eighteen can be fatal because the brains of the eighteen to twenty year old age groups are not fully developed, binge drinking and alcohol addiction rates will go up, and the drinking and driving rates will increase. If the drinking age was lowered to eighteen years old it will promote and cause society in general to learn the responsibilities and long term effects of drinking in moderation. the eighteen to twenty years old age groups are the most known and looked at to have issues with drinking in moderation, but if the legal drinking age was decreased it wouldn't be so much of a problem. “Lowering the drinking age would allow people to get used to drinking in moderation. this would allow the to learn to drink responsibly and lead to less alcohol related incidents in the future.” Once young adults begin having the freedom to drink it become less of a big deal. “it would make drinking alcohol less f a taboo” and more of a learning experience (Anthony Buratti pg. 1). In countries such as France, Portugal, and Spain alcohol consumption is started at a very young age yet there is little to no evidence that it is harmful to the eighteen to twenty age groups (Jessica Pauline pg. 2). Attempting to prevent the eighteen to twenty age groups will only provoke them to do it more and unsupervised therefore possibly harming themselves with dangerous consequences (Underage Drinking pg. 18). Exposing them to alcohol will allow them to gai... ... middle of paper ... ...hol related accidents on the road, in public areas, and many health related issues due to the abuse of alcohol at more of a minimal. It is up to our government leaders to continue enforcing the twenty-one and over age minimal law. Works Cited Lily, Henrietta M. and Harmon, Daniel E. Alcohol Abuse and Binge Drinking. New York: the Rosen Publishing Group Inc., 2012. Print. Scherer, Lauri S. Underage Drinking. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Print. Ogilvie, Jessica P. Is lowering the drinking age a good idea?.30 May 2011. www.latimes.com/2011/may/30/health/la-he-drinking-age-20110530. 14 Jan. 2014 Buratti, Anthony. Should the legal drinking age be lowered?. www.personal.psu.edu/awb5097/agelimit.htm. 14 Jan. 2014 Slade, Jamese. Pros and Cons of the Legal Drinking Age. 19 May 2010. http://research.duke.edu/blog/2010/05/pros-and-cons-legal-drinking-age. 14 Jan. 2014.

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