Lowering
the drinking age limit is not a new topic whatsoever it has been around since
the 1970s. Twenty-nine of the fifty states lowered the drinking age and had
catastrophic results. Highway accidents involving teenagers escalated quickly
after. Following these deaths states began raising the drinking age limit
again. In 1984 all the states were required to have a drinking age of at least
21, this was called the Uniform Drinking Age Act. Although the drinking age
limit has been experimented and tried, there is still an issue with underage
drinking. Drinking underage is very dangerous and can result in health
complications and other risks.
The
definition of alcoholism is “an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic
liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol
dependency”. It is dangerously easy to become addicted to alcohol which will result in binge drinking. Drinking
alcohol slows down the reaction time and may cause somebody to lose control of
their body and is more likely that a drunk male is to rape or abuse young
women. Rape
is not the only case. Normally, when both partners are affected, they are more
likely to have unprotected sex. Alcohol
can lead to the use of drugs or other dangerous substances. If the drinking age
were to be lowered this would not change the party scene.
Another
problem with alcohol slowing the reaction time result in less control of your
actions when driving.
Those
who are for the drinking age limit being lowered often debate that the people
of the age of 18 “can vote, join the military, sign contracts, and even smoke. These
examples call for a certain maturity to be reached in those individuals but 18
to 20 is too young for being able to drink legally.
Do you agree or disagree with my stance on alcohol, change my mind.
I do not agree with your stance on alcohol. Once you reach college I feel like you are ready to drink. I would say that most college freshman drink as well and do ignore the drinking age. These college freshman either get fake ids or they ask their older 21 years old friends to get them alcohol. If the drinking age was 18 it would make more sense as so many people already go against this law.
ReplyDeleteI believe it does not matter if you are 18 or 21. Honestly, people will start drinking if they want to and whenever they want to. Drinking is not something that should be taken lightly though. I think in high school, it should be more of an open discussion when coming to the topic. High school and maybe even college health teachers should have a time set apart where they discuss the importance of drinking responsibly and making good decisions. At the end of the day, I think people will do whatever they wish, regardless of the rules.
ReplyDeleteI think that people will choose to drink whenever they want because alcohol is very accessible so the drinking age will not discourage underage people from doing it. So, I don't believe that changing this law would change much as many college students who are below 21 choose to drink alcohol. People will choose to do what they want regarding this issue, even if the law says they aren't allowed to, it is just a very common issue in the United States.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your stance on alcohol. Theres a lot that goes into play when it comes down to if 18 year olds can really handle being allowed to drink at such a young, but quit frankly were still immature at that age. My biggest concern with lowering the drinking age would have to be people, most likely men being held for their actions under the influence. To reiterate my thoughts i am completely with you on this topic.
ReplyDeleteI think that the drinking age should be the same age as someone is considered an adult or the age someone can be able to serve in the military. If the brain isnt fully developed by 21 then why are kids given the choice to join the military. Along with other people said i dont think the age which the law is set will change on when people drink, if someone wants to drink then they will.
ReplyDeleteI think that even though there are consequences to drinking, kids are going to do what they want despite the law. I feel like often times the law can actually put some kids in danger because they are scared of getting in trouble so they hide what they are doing. If the law was lower people might be more willing to get help when they are in trouble.
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