Drinking Before the Age of 21

In the United States there are many activities you can do at age 18, like join the military, vote, be a stripper, porn star, adopt a child, but there is one thing you can't do. You have to wait until the age of 21 to drink alcohol. There are worst things you can do at age 18 than drink at that age. America should lower the drinking age to 18 at least.

If the drinking age were lowered, the number of alcohol related accidents and crimes committed by teens would drop. The number one reason why teens drink is to rebel by breaking the law. Over an unbelievable number of seniors drink over the weekend, and half of them get arrested. Teenagers aren't used to drink alcohol so they pass over the limit, because they don't know what do and end up doing stupid thing like drinking and driving. Teenagers aren't used to drinking so they don't know how to control it so that ends up serious damages to them like, over 5,000 teenagers from ages 16-20 die each year of drinking and driving and over 400,000 teens have seriously injuries each year related to car accidents. "People in other countries know how to control their alcohol consumption, because they are used to it at a younger age. Alcohol isn't something new to them. They have grown up with it, and their parents have showed them regulation and examples of how to deal with alcohol. They don't see the need to binge drink, so they're less likely be drinking and driving, to prevent accidents" (Baum).

The drinking age should match the age of adulthood, which in the U.S is age 18. At age 18 you are considered an adult. You can leave school or home, vote work legally, join the military and make your own decisions. Alcohol isn't that horrible when you compare it worse activities you can do at age 18 than drinking, like smoke, be a striper and Porn star. "If an 18 year old is trusted with such a grave decision as voting and going to war, he or she should also be trusted with alcohol."

The drinking age should match other countries to be equal.

Countries close to the United States have lower drinking age, like Canada and Mexico that is between the US the age is 18.

Europe there drinking ages are really low from 18 to no age. United States has the most deaths related to alcohol, from ages 16-20 because the age is very high so teens aren't used to drinking, compare to other countries that do.

"It is simply safer to lower the drinking age. If kids begin to drink while still in the care of their parents, they can be guided through the introduction to this substance" (Baum).

It is evident that the drinking age in the United States should be lower to 18. The number of alcohol related crimes and accidents would be lower. The Drinking age should match the adulthood and other international