If the legal U.S. drinking age is lowered to 18
maturity levels differ
at 18 kids have only been driving for two years
lower maturity leads to irresponsible decisions
sexual activity
binge drinking
would increase traffic accidents
more kids driving under the influence
the higher the drinking age, the lower the accidents
Could potentially increase the use of illicit drugs among kids 18 and younger.
parties
peer pressure to do drugss
binge drinkingg
would give high schoolers and even middle schoolers easier access to alcohol.
easily accessible to friends that are under 18
underage binge drinking would increase
cognitive functions being affected
trickle-down affect
Medically Irresponsible
Alcohol consumption can interfere with development of a young adults frontal lobes.
functions such as emotional regulation, planning and organization would be affected.
This can then lead to bigger issues such as addiction
