Argumentative Essay: Aging The Drinking Age
KEEPING THE DRINKING AGE THE SAME
I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking is dangerous to the drinker and the rest of society. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows that frequent binge drinking causes young people to engage in risky behavior such as using other drugs like marijuana and shows that people tend to have sex with six or more partners. Alcohol is very unhealthy for the brain and drinking at a young age could cause many health problems which includes becoming addicted. Alcohol related car accidents would increase if the drinking age were lowered; teens are too irresponsible to handle it. Those who drink are not always aware of their actions, therefore they are more likely to so other drugs which could also result in an unplanned pregnancy increase. If the drinking age remains the …show more content…
One of the few occasions that young women could express any type of sexual activity seemed to be when they were intoxicated (Teenage Pregnancy and Alcohol in Rural Areas). You would probably agree that teens are more likely to be irresponsible with alcohol in their systems. As teens drink they become even more irresponsible, with alcohol in their systems they seem to be capable of even more things like having unprotected sex and not even thinking about the consequences. Twenty-one year olds can’t even control their urges while drinking alcohol, let alone teenagers. The opposing view may state that once you are eighteen years of age you are old enough to vote which should make you old enough to drink alcohol. But in my and many others’ opinions teenagers are just too irresponsible and immature to handle the situation. Many teenagers will admit that they are not responsible enough. Statistics have shown that your brain is still developing through your teenage years and will cause health problems. Therefore the safest thing for yourself and society is to keep the drinking age at
I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one. Underage drinking is dangerous to the drinker and the rest of society. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows that frequent binge drinking causes young people to engage in risky behavior such as using other drugs like marijuana and shows that people tend to have sex with six or more partners. Alcohol is very unhealthy for the brain and drinking at a young age could cause many health problems which includes becoming addicted. Alcohol related car accidents would increase if the drinking age were lowered; teens are too irresponsible to handle it. Those who drink are not always aware of their actions, therefore they are more likely to so other drugs which could also result in an unplanned pregnancy increase. If the drinking age remains the …show more content…
One of the few occasions that young women could express any type of sexual activity seemed to be when they were intoxicated (Teenage Pregnancy and Alcohol in Rural Areas). You would probably agree that teens are more likely to be irresponsible with alcohol in their systems. As teens drink they become even more irresponsible, with alcohol in their systems they seem to be capable of even more things like having unprotected sex and not even thinking about the consequences. Twenty-one year olds can’t even control their urges while drinking alcohol, let alone teenagers. The opposing view may state that once you are eighteen years of age you are old enough to vote which should make you old enough to drink alcohol. But in my and many others’ opinions teenagers are just too irresponsible and immature to handle the situation. Many teenagers will admit that they are not responsible enough. Statistics have shown that your brain is still developing through your teenage years and will cause health problems. Therefore the safest thing for yourself and society is to keep the drinking age at