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Legal drinking age should be 21 (Should the legal drinking age be…
Legal drinking age should be 21
Should the legal drinking age be increased to 21?
Pros
Young people are susceptible to
Alcohol addiction
Is a major cause of family breakdown
Health problems
Alcohol related accidents
Overdose
Cons
At 18, people are considered adults
They should be able to make the decision themselves
Raising the drinking age will make many young people break the law
however
This would decrease as time goes on
When people get used to it and think it is normal
Will it be effective?
Alcohol consumption will be reduced
It is harder to buy alcohol
Will lead to less addictions and accidents
Fact sheets - Age 21 minimum legal drinking age
Drinking age at 21 will:
Decrease motor vehicle crashes
16% decrease has been observed
Decrease alcohol consumption
40-60% decrease among people aged 18-21
Also the group 21-25 showed significant decline
56-70%
Why people under 21 shouldn't drink
Contributes to 4300 deaths below age 21 in US per year
Underage drinking costed the US economy 24 billion dollar in 2010
More alcohol impaired driving
survey
8% drive with alchol
20% rode with a driver who had been drinking