Pros And Cons Of The Drinking Doctrine

Drown the Drinking Doctrine! There are a sufficient amount of states that granted the drinking age to be 18 or 19 during the 1970’s, so why would that need to change now? One is considered an adult at 18 meaning the capability of voting, joining the military, and to make an abundance of decisions alone without parents’ consent. So why would this not include the right to drink alcohol? When the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed by the congress the age was raised to 21. The drinking age should be lowered to 18 because that is when one is considered an adult, implying the intake of alcohol between 21 year olds and 18 year olds does not differentiate. Raising the drinking age to 21 has done nothing but make young adults want to drink more alcohol. Teaching people to drink responsibly before turning 21 would greatly enhance public health. “Now, high school and college students view dangerous binge drinking as a rite of passage” (The New York Times). This is because they acknowledge that it is illegal, and feel the need to abuse that by breaking the law and drinking even more. The consumption of

There are many reasons people would agree age 18 is an appropriate age to drink.”In 47 of the 50 states age 18 is the “age of majority” which entails having the rights and responsibilities of adulthood” (ProCon.org). An 18 year old is considered an adult making them eligible to do many new things. Being 18 allows one to not only fight for the country and put your own life on the line, but also vote for the potential leader of the country. Less underage drinking and tragedies would occur if the age were 18 because this would allow a person to drink in public being supervised by police, security guards, and health workers. 18 year olds are permitted to make almost any decision on their own, so if they are capable of doing this, they are applicable of making the decision whether or not to consume alcohol and the