Why the drinking age should be
lowered.
Some
facts
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1 in 3 8th graders have tried alcohol
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1 in 5 teens excessively drink alcohol
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If teen under 21 drink before the legal age know
how to control it by the time they are 21
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25% of the youth ages 12-20 drink alcohol
4 reasons why it should be lowered
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Have the drinking age at 21 encourage young
adults to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol. It would be better if we had fewer
fake IDs and more respect for the law
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You don’t know how much you can handle until you
try it out. Tolerance doesn’t come with age, it comes with responsibility
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These young adult tend to rebel when not allowed
to do something they want drinking is all about
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There are over 200 countries in the world that
do not have a drinking age. Countries such as Italy and china have fewer
alcohol related problems
Why it should stay at 21
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US teenagers also show equal or lower rates of
intoxication/binge drinking than do adolescents from most European countries,
and most European countries report higher rates of intoxication and binge
drinking for youth under 13.
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Binge drinking peaks among 21- to 25-year-olds
at 45.9%, while the binge drinking rates of those aged 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, and
18-20 are 1.5%, 7.8%, 19.4%, and 35.7% respectively.
