Drinking Age Should Be Raised
The Legal Drinking Age Should Be Raised
By: Adrian
Did you know that about 88,000 people die a year from excessive alcohol use?
Alcohol is a popular drug worldwide. It is often used at parties or clubs. Alcohol can lead to many deaths if you are not responsible with it. The drinking age is supposed to reduce deaths among young adults. Raising the drinking age has been a question for a long time. Young adults are not mature enough to make smart decisions yet because they are killing citizens and raising the drinking age can save lives. “In Scotland, hazardous alcohol consumption in young people is a continuous problem. For males and females, the largest increase in hospitalisation rates for alcohol-related conditions since the early 1980s has been in 15-24-year-olds.” says Principal Adviser Neil Craig.
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What if someone told you that your son or daughter died of underage drinking and driving? It would be a tragedy. The 2007 …show more content…
Since 1982, the deaths of citizens from 16-20 years old has lessened by 30 by 1995. This proves that raising the drinking age can reduce fatalities. So why doesn't every country do this?
According to Boston University, research has proven that the legal drinking age of 21 decreases the rates of drunk driving, crashes and underage drinking."If we choose to decrease the legal drinking age, there will be consequences," says Public Health Professor of Boston University William DeJong. There is no downside to the legal drinking age of 21, the effects will only be positive. In the 1970s, many states in the United States have lowered the drinking age and the deaths increased. Meanwhile, the legal drinking age of 21 has reduced deaths according to CNN. After the drinking age nationwide rose uniformly to 21 (from 18) in 1988, there were 5 to 9 percent fewer deaths among drivers ages 18 to 20 says in Dejong’s report. (Singh 2014, Nelson
By: Adrian
Did you know that about 88,000 people die a year from excessive alcohol use?
Alcohol is a popular drug worldwide. It is often used at parties or clubs. Alcohol can lead to many deaths if you are not responsible with it. The drinking age is supposed to reduce deaths among young adults. Raising the drinking age has been a question for a long time. Young adults are not mature enough to make smart decisions yet because they are killing citizens and raising the drinking age can save lives. “In Scotland, hazardous alcohol consumption in young people is a continuous problem. For males and females, the largest increase in hospitalisation rates for alcohol-related conditions since the early 1980s has been in 15-24-year-olds.” says Principal Adviser Neil Craig.
In this
What if someone told you that your son or daughter died of underage drinking and driving? It would be a tragedy. The 2007 …show more content…
Since 1982, the deaths of citizens from 16-20 years old has lessened by 30 by 1995. This proves that raising the drinking age can reduce fatalities. So why doesn't every country do this?
According to Boston University, research has proven that the legal drinking age of 21 decreases the rates of drunk driving, crashes and underage drinking."If we choose to decrease the legal drinking age, there will be consequences," says Public Health Professor of Boston University William DeJong. There is no downside to the legal drinking age of 21, the effects will only be positive. In the 1970s, many states in the United States have lowered the drinking age and the deaths increased. Meanwhile, the legal drinking age of 21 has reduced deaths according to CNN. After the drinking age nationwide rose uniformly to 21 (from 18) in 1988, there were 5 to 9 percent fewer deaths among drivers ages 18 to 20 says in Dejong’s report. (Singh 2014, Nelson