Should the legal drinking age be 21 as it is right now, or should it be lowered as it once was to 18? It used to be 18 before the years between 1970 and 1980. This is easily discussed among college students, most of which are under the legal drinking age. As I was discussing this issue with fellow students, I heard many responses from different ages. Some said that they were okay with the current law; besides if they wanted alcohol they could get it easily. Others were stating that the age should go back to 18.
The arguments for the legal drinking age at 21 where it is now is supported with many sources on the World Wide Web and in print articles. One statement that kept rising is that many 18-year-olds are still in high school when they are 18, and they also come in close con
Drinking At 18
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The individual state laws vary because there is no federal law for the minimum drinking age. tact with 15-17 year olds (Parker 69). In college almost everyone knows someone who is 21 so it can be easy to get anyway. By voting 18-year-olds take on this responsibility, and as of yet there hasn"tmt been a catastrophic crash of the government. The issues that 18-year-olds are less mature than 21 year olds and wouldn"tmt be able to handle it I think are false. So there are some loopholes in states"tm laws. If someone really wanted alcohol they could get it. Is it not a major responsibility The ability to elect a person who will run the country for 2 to 4 or more years will have a big impact, and this could be negative. I feel that the drinking age should be 18, not because I would be able to buy alcohol legally, but because since people can serve in the armed forces and die for their country they should be able to. The way the federal government encouraged states to raise the drinking age to 21 is to withhold a portion of Federal-aid highway funds (Advocates Fact"). It is also easy for someone my age to buy alcohol with a fake ID or by knowing the clerk, who in most cases is a friend. I personally see the reasoning behind the minimum drinking age being 18. Currently all states have a minimum legal drinking age of 21.
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Advocates Fact,
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Persuasion Essay on The Drinking Age
The argument that 18-year-olds be allowed to drink in socially controlled environments is just another argument for sanctioning teen drinking. (791 
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The Legal Drinking Age Question
The argument that 18-year-olds be allowed to drink in socially controlled environments is just another argument for sanctioning teen drinking. (787 3 )
Drinking Age Controversy
Arguments for Lowering the Drinking Age to 18 Many people feel that the reasons behind a 21-year-old drinking age are either inaccurate or insufficient. (2745 11 )
Adolescent Drinking Behavior
along a six point scale; (2) Item #17 which assessed frequency of beer drinking (r=.26); and (3) Item #18 which assessed frequency of liquor drinking (r=.25). (9161 37 )
Cheers and Social Roles
"Positive Responses to Televised Beer Advertisements Associated With Drinking and Problems Reported by 18 to 29-Year-Olds." Addiction 93 (May 1998): 749-760. (2416 10 )
Familial Drinking Patterns & Youth Addiction
of familial drinking pattens on 26 different measures of personal and social competence at three different points in their lives (ages 12, 15, and 18). (665 3 )
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