Changing Drinking Age

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Despite the fact that the legal age is 21, more and more teenagers are beginning to consume alcohol, and it’s starting at a younger age. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, an annual survey from 2005 states that three-fourths of twelfth graders, more than two-thirds of tenth graders, and about two in every five either graders have consumed alcohol. The risks of teenagers between the ages of fourteen and eighteen that are drinking have increased throughout the year due to the fact that they are drinking at a younger age. One of these risks is the amount of teenagers that drive while under the influence of alcohol. Approximately, five thousand young people under the age of twenty-one die as a result of underage drinking;…show more content…
So lowering the drinking age could be another solution to help prevent the number of young adults consuming alcohol. But the only way that this solution would be possible if there was a change in America’s culture, along with responsible and mature behavior from young adults. Changing the drinking age from twenty one to a younger age would be beneficial to young adults that are going into college. This would be beneficial because the consumption of alcohol is a part of college, and most students drink because of the excitement of going against the law. If the legal age was to be lowered, then they wouldn’t get the excitement, and they would eventually get bored of drinking. Also since young adults do not know how to act responsibly while consuming alcohol because of the fact that some adults abuse it, that they will abuse it while in college, so it would be better to let the young adults to learn how to control the amount of alcohol consumed. People believe that if an eighteen year old is able to fight for his or her own country, is also able to get married, vote, sign legal contracts and participate in adult things, then they should be able to sit down and have an alcoholic drink. People also believe that since prohibition did not work in the past, then why would it work now? They also believe, that in Europe there is no drinking age so…show more content…
These rules would also help prevent alcoholism in young adults, and the prevention of adverse consequences, including risky sexual activity and poor performance in school. An increase in police enforcement would be very beneficial to society. The police industry could put more patrol cars out at night to help catch people under the age of twenty one that are also under the influence to prevent a dangerous car accident that could take away someone’s life. They could also arrest people who sell alcohol and other drugs to teenagers. And they could also create an easier way to figure out an easier way to see if someone’s identification, like a license, is fake. This would be super beneficial because it could save lives, it could increase the performance in school, and it could also help prevent brain damage and other serious health risks. This idea could be bad because it would require bills to get passed. Increasing the enforcement of police and creating new laws/rules could also be bad because it would require tax payers to pay more because the new police that would be patrolling would need to get
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