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Underage Drinking

Introduction

Underage drinking has affected many across the U.S. This topic has affected me personally in many ways, hence the reason I chose it. Throughout this project, I will discuss why underage drinking is such a problem, what my position is, courses of action, and possibly a visual to support the issue at hand.

This may show as an interest to others for many reasons, but it has a personal meaning to me and friends of mine as well. I was curious as to what others had to say about this subject, and what they had to say about this subject, and what they think should be done as a result. To those of us who have drank alcohol illegally, we don't fully understand the consequences and harm that alcohol has on us. If taken certain precautions, could there be too much harm?

Some may say that lowering the drinking age will make alcohol more available to an even younger crowd; replacing "forbidden fruit" with "low-hanging fruit", figuratively speaking. Because of the closeness in age between 15-18 years of age, the "younger" group looks up to 18 year olds. According to the law, 18 years of age is considered an "adult", modeling for the other teens. If the younger teens see the 18 year olds getting the "O.K." to drink, they assume that it's okay for them as well. The Age 21 to Drink laws may have resulted in some decreases in underage drinking, but it doesn't show the fact of friends, parents, and other influential people being over 21 distributing alcohol.

The whole point behind the "Age 21" laws was to keep young people healthier, happier, and safer; but by now it's obvious that the law hasn't succeeded in preventing the minors from drinking. This may be cause of serious riots by students who want to do their boozing unhindered. Some of the melees such as those at Ohio University, University of Colorado, and Penn State University, have involved significant injuries, arrests, and deaths due to these laws.

1. Source Citation: "Age Restrictions on...