Essay Against Lowering The Drinking Age
The legal drinking age has been a controversial topic for the past few decades. Many may argue that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 since you are already treated and considered like an adult by that age. Others may argue to raise the drinking age to 25 to prevent more accidents that are harming innocent citizens. Thinking that the older you get the more mature you are. And others just say to keep the legal drinking age at 21 since this system has been working fine for the time being. What exactly is the perfect age? The perfect age may never be found but I have some valid points on why the drinking age should not be lowered with anything under the age of 21. We can all recognize that under age drinking has caused many problems in
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Europeans typically have their first taste of alcohol at about the average age of 14 years old. I can remember when I was 14 all I wanted to do was go to the park to play sports with friends but that because we are exposed to different cultures and beliefs. Although Europeans are not pressured into drinking at a young age, it is more accessible and acceptable for young Europeans to consume an alcoholic beverage at a young age. 10% of Europeans are linked to early death or bad health because of drinking alcohol. As said before alcohol is a toxic beverage to the human body and can have serious problems such as liver cancer, brain damage, or addiction. The liver is a miraculous organ that works to convert all the nutrients we consume into energy while filtering our body of any harmful substances we ingest.
From my own experience whenever my family and I go out we are almost always exposed to alcoholic beverages. Alcohol in this society is normal. Just walking around in the streets or driving down the freeway you can view alcoholic advertisements. I have witnessed alcoholics and wonder why they like to be drunk. Being drunk just makes you feel sick and toxic. Being an alcoholic can have serious dangers to it such as becoming homeless and living in the streets. But that does not mean life is “over” anyone can seek for help and change their life around to be
Europeans typically have their first taste of alcohol at about the average age of 14 years old. I can remember when I was 14 all I wanted to do was go to the park to play sports with friends but that because we are exposed to different cultures and beliefs. Although Europeans are not pressured into drinking at a young age, it is more accessible and acceptable for young Europeans to consume an alcoholic beverage at a young age. 10% of Europeans are linked to early death or bad health because of drinking alcohol. As said before alcohol is a toxic beverage to the human body and can have serious problems such as liver cancer, brain damage, or addiction. The liver is a miraculous organ that works to convert all the nutrients we consume into energy while filtering our body of any harmful substances we ingest.
From my own experience whenever my family and I go out we are almost always exposed to alcoholic beverages. Alcohol in this society is normal. Just walking around in the streets or driving down the freeway you can view alcoholic advertisements. I have witnessed alcoholics and wonder why they like to be drunk. Being drunk just makes you feel sick and toxic. Being an alcoholic can have serious dangers to it such as becoming homeless and living in the streets. But that does not mean life is “over” anyone can seek for help and change their life around to be