Why would a lowered drinking age work better than Legal Age 21?
There is overwhelming evidence which shows that the vast majority of 18-20 year olds choose to ignore the law and drink anyway. Unfortunately, since these young adults are breaking the law, they choose to drink in clandestine locations to avoid prosecution. This promotes unsafe and irresponsible drinking and has led to the development of a dangerous subculture among today’s youth defined by drinking games, “pregaming,” and large, out-of-control parties whose sole focus is drinking beyond the point of intoxication. Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18, the privilege to drink would be contingent upon completion of an intensive alcohol education course specifically aimed at reducing at-risk drinking and promoting responsible, safe consumption. Because young adults would no longer have to drink behind closed doors to avoid getting caught, their formative encounters with alcohol would be in supervised, controlled environments. An 18 year-old drinking age would effectively remove y
