Having the right to drink holds a great amount of responsibility.
Drinking hold that same level of responsibility.
Can't rent a car until age 25
Can't run for President until age 35
Can't adopt a child until age 21
18 is the legal age for "Adulthood"
Therefore you should also be able to make decisions
regarding your alcohol consumption.
Be prosecuted as an adult
Join the military
You are able to vote
Reduce the number of alcohol-related
Accidents.
Going back to being in a safe environment, these accidents would be reduced in a safe drinking environment.
A lot of underaged drinkers will not
seek medical attention no matter how severe
their injuries may be because of worries of getting in trouble.
Lowering drinking age could effect Brain Development
potential for chronic problems such as greater vulnerability to addiction
"young adult brain’s frontal lobes, essential for functions such as emotional regulation, planning, and organization."
Less of an act of rebellion.
Alcohol consumption may not be as much as a necessity in the later adult age if regulated from a younger age.
"Alcohol could become a more integral part of American culture, making young adults less prone to drink excessively as an act of rebellion towards the currently implemented law."
allow 18-to-20-year-olds to consume alcohol safely in regulated environments, with supervision.
Regulated environments would be a much more safe & responsible place to consume alcohol.
Because the legal drinking age is 21, underage
college students consume alcohol unsupervised
in spaces where binge drinking occurs, such as house
parties.
