Should the U.S raise the minimal dirking age to 25
While Americans of all ages use alcohol for nearly the same reasons; fun, stress relieving and social compactness, the consequences related to alcohol use are seriously injurious. Drinking is one of the traditions upheld for centuries, not only in America but globally, and even though it may be socially acceptable, the aftermath has triggered various responses from people even among those who hardly consume alcohol. Several studies have been conducted regarding the after effects of alcohol consumption in relation to the age of drinkers. As a result, the debate over the minimal legal drinking age being altered from the current 21 years has received differing opinions. The question still has not reached a consensus: Should the U.S rise drinking age to 25?
According to published article on CNN website, proponents in favor of raising the minimal drinking age to 25 assert that it helps significantly to reduce traffic accidents as well as other alcohol linked accidents caused by younger people. The author reveals that the fact that alcohol is easily at the disposal of young people, it is opened further doors to other illegal drugs in the hands of teenagers whose brains are not yet fully developed (Griggs, 2015).
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Opponents against raising the minimal drinking age to 25 argue that this will not resolve the matter but even worsen it. First, by pushing the minimal age limit further will provide occasion for younger adults to drink in unregulated places away from bars and restaurants but in unsupervised areas such house parties and fraternity homes where they would probably be more prone to binge drinking and driving as well as other illicit behaviors. Similarly, traffic fatalities and accidents are usually common among all newly-legal drunkards despite their age or the minimal legal drinking age (Procon,