The legal U.S drinking age is lowered to 18.
Increase in drunk driving accidents
DUI rates raise
More arrests
Higher risk of traffic fataities
Health repercussions
Interferes with a young adult’s brain development
Frontal lobe still developing at age 18
Development process changes
Long term effects
Depression
Memory loss
Reduced decision-making capacity
Risk-taking behavior.
https://healthresearchfunding.org/pros-cons-lowering-drinking-age/
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/02/10/you-must-be-21-to-drink/lowering-the-drinking-age-has-serious-consequenceshttps://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/02/10/you-must-be-21-to-drink/lowering-the-drinking-age-has-serious-consequences
https://nyln.org/9-prevailing-pros-and-cons-of-lowering-the-drinking-age
https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/minimum-legal-drinking-age.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866588/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130122162232.htm
Decision making skills tampered with
Fights
Unsafe sex/unplanned pregnancies
Infant health
Birth control options
Unsafe Environments
Crime
Younger kids will gain access
Students in middle school and high school will have easy access to alcohol
Teenagers who are newly legal drinkers have a high tendency to buy alcohol for their underage friends or peers
Trickle-down effect