Should Teens Be Allowed To Drink?

In this blog i will be talking about an issue that teens illegally attemt to do and whether it should be made legal. Today i will be talking about whether teens should be allowed to drink under the age of 21 legally. Although people may believe that no one under the age of 21 may consume alcohol that would be false. Underage drinking with parental consent is allowed in 29 states, 30 states for religious purposes, and 13 for educational purposes. It is argued that even though the drinking age has gone up to 21 to protect young people from drinking, it is proven that this just promotes binge drinking in a less controlled environment. This results in more health and life-endangering behaviors by teens. People who support the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA), say that teens who may want to drink earlier may not be able to handle the alcohol responsibly, and are more of a threat to themselves and others. They back their statements up with the support of the MLDA, which when enforced the teen traffic fatalities decreased significantly. I personally feel that teens drinking is just a way of life and is promoted by peer pressure and probably will not be stopped. But having the MLDA makes teens a little more aware of where they do these activities at. So i feel that the MLDA should stay in place, but we should all just come to the general consent that teenagers will be teenagers and probably drink and smoke, because of peer pressure. Do you feel that the MLDA should be lowered to a younger age our kept at the same age? This relates to the government because it deals with the Department of Health & Human Services.



This video gives facts on the results of underage drinking.

This picture represents the pressures of drinking as a teen.

This picture shows the results of providing alcohol for underage teens, unless you are their parents.

http://www.procon.org/
http://www.hhs.gov/
http://www.youtube.com/