Don’t get me wrong I do agree that there should be an age requirement on alcoholic beverages however not at the age of 21. The fact that teenagers become adults at the age of eighteen proves that purchasing and consuming alcohol should be part of being “an adult.” At the age of eighteen one is deemed an adult and with this comes benefits and great responsibility. As an adult you are able to drive, attend college purchase cigarettes, vote, fight for you country, apply for social security, go to jail, and most importantly you are no longer your parents responsibity. Because of all these responsibilities. I believe that purchasing and consuming alcohol should be added to this long list of things.
Eighteen-year-olds can run for public office, vote, serve in the military and get married. So, the lower-drinking-age question has to be considered in the context of all those other decisions," Jordan said. "My concern and that of many of the other presidents who signed the initiative is that we aren't doing our students a favor by avoiding this. Saying that keeping the minimum age at 21 is reducing highway deaths is ignoring the bigger problem." Dr. George
However, the decision could successfully be appointed if a few changes were made to coincide with the drinking age decrease. The most fundamental change that would need to be incorporated is the attitude taken toward alcohol like maturity. At 18, if we are good enough to exercise votes, which is proof that we are capable of making an informed decision, then we are good enough to understand the pros and cons of drinking at the age of 21(CBS News). There should not be any pressure for a person to drink and there should not be tolerance for such abuse. Education in alcohol abuse begins at a young age, whether you learn at home, under parental supervision, or in the class room.
Lowering the drinking age, I feel would be the best solution to solving the underground drinking problem, it would allow for drinking to be more “open.” Having the drinking age at 21 allows for there to me more difficulty in keeping track of the kids who use it because they do it secretly and tend to abuse it more. If the drinking age was lowered across the world, I think there would less binge drinking amongst the teens and would allow for the elders to have more control over the consumption of alcohol. Drinking at any age under 18 should not be allowed but once you turn 18 you should be allowed to drink legally. When one turns 18 they assume adult penalties, are allowed to vote, die for their country, and even get married. So why can’t they enjoy a few beers legally?
The Legal Age of Drinking Should be Reduced in the United States At age eighteen, a person is no longer thought of as a child but as a consenting adult who bears all the responsibilities of his or her own actions at home and in society; therefore, the drinking age should be lowered to the age of eighteen to reflect the age of ascension to adulthood. An eighteen-year-old adult is given the right to register and exercise his or her right to vote, and an eighteen-year-old adult can be forced into selective service or is considered old enough to join the military. Another reason the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen is that other nations in the world have a standard drinking age of eighteen. The legal drinking age should be reduced to eighteen because of the responsibilities that are already implied and enforced on these young adults. The drinking age should be lowered because an eighteen-year-old person is considered to be an adult who is held legally responsible for his or her actions in society.
Drinking Age I believe if we lowered the drinking age it will make alcohol less of a taboo, and make alcohol consumption a more normalized activity done in moderation. In this opinion paper I will be talking about the drinking age which should be lowered. I will also include some interesting facts about drinking. I think the drinking age should be lowered because of a lot of things. Some of those things are that in 1970 through 1975 they previously lowered the drinking age down to 18, because that’s when you enter adult hood, you should be responsible for your actions.
<BR> How the Federal Government justifies sending those Under 21 to war, but not allowing them to drink alcohol is beyond me. If those between the ages of 18 and 21 are considered competent enough by the government to kill another man in the name of war, then he should at least be able to drink up to it when he is finished. The government seems to believe that when a person becomes 21, they magically transform into a responsible person capable of handling the burden that comes with consuming alcohol. <br> Those who created the laws may have had good reason for them, at the time of creation, however, in this day in age, I do not believe the Under 21 laws applicable at all. The people in power in the government would like to believe that the Under 21 laws are really making an impact on teenage alcohol consumption.
Name: Leow Peng Shen Class: DB6 Tutor: MS Liyana Shazleen Mohd Nizar MAT: J15017331 Why the drinking age should not be lowered Alcohol belongs to the category of psychoactive substances one can legally buy in almost any country, according to certain criteria. Most often it is about age; in the majority of cases, it is set to 21 years old. However, in a number of countries such as Australia, China or Russia, it is set to 18 years old. Considering that alcohol can lead to unpredictable behaviour and other negative consequences, the drinking age should not be lowered. One of the first associations which come to our mind when talking about alcohol is driving.
Secondly, If US could change the drinking age to 18, less people will abuse alcohol. It doesn’t have sense wait to have Twenty years old the age that you're considered an adult under the law, and have the same right to drink alcohol at 18, If the age were lowered that would help promote a culture of responsible alcohol use. 18-year olds person would often go to bars rather than house parties, and wouldn't feel like they had to hide what they were doing. In turn, this would lead to less fatality from alcohol abuse. Also, lowering the drinking age would be a good thing not only for the economy, but also to prevent so many young people from breaking the law so much.
Many parents claim that the advertisements should only be shown in adult magazines, not for example in television papers, to which children also have access. Furthermore, they hope the tobacco companies will cease to promote the coolness of cigarettes and allow children to be aware of the dangers caused by smoking. Not only children are affected by the health risks due to smoking. Unfortunately, even adult smokers do not see the health problems such as lung cancer or heart attacks, which may result from years of smoking. Children start to be cool and soon become addicts.