“Work is the curse of drinking classes.” ~ Oscar Wilde Now is the time to do it. Between the existing budget surplus, all the money Joe Biden sent us, and the resulting economic growth, we can afford it. Instead of criminalizing adults for doing something that is otherwise legal, we can show the rest of the country that there is a better way. A culture of dangerous and clandestine “binge drinking” – often practiced off-campus – has developed. Alcohol education, which imposes abstinence as the only legal option, has not led to a meaningful constructive change in our students` behavior. Adults under the age of 21 are considered capable of voting, signing contracts, serving on juries and enlisting in the military, but are told they are not mature enough to drink a beer. By using false identification, students make ethical compromises that undermine compliance with the law. The Amethyst Initiative, a coalition of more than 100 university presidents and chancellors who want to reopen the debate about the age of drinking, said: I like to drink more wine than before. Anyway, I drink more. “Banning young people from drinking alcohol does not prevent them from drinking. But this makes drinking alcohol much less safe. For example, instead of drinking in a bar, students secretly drink in dormitories or at clandestine parties, where they are much less likely to be supervised and drugged drinks are much more likely.
If someone indulges too much or gets sick, their friends are less likely to seek medical or other help. What for? Because drinking by minors is illegal and calls for help risk incriminating themselves. “What would be the point of reducing the drinking age? This would put an end to the perverse culture of secrecy and abuse that has arisen around underage drinking. This would allow bars and restaurants to become “safe spaces” for college-aged students to drink and take Uber home if they need to. Proponents will no doubt also point to the revenue gains for the state that would result from legalization. But the long-term gains would be cultural. We could start promoting a more European culture of alcohol consumption that encourages responsibility and civilised sobriety. People behave more like adults if you treat them like adults.
Prohibition has fostered a terrible childishness with terrible consequences for all. Since the legal age of 21, fewer young people drink, but those who choose to drink drink more. Alcohol consumption among young people is extreme: between 1993 and 2001, 18-20 year olds experienced the greatest increase in intoxication frenzy. This trend should serve as a call to action for parents, educators and legislators, because while moderate drinking does little harm to young people and can even be psychologically beneficial, the excessive and abusive attacks of drinking, intoxication and alcohol consumption have catastrophic consequences for the youth of our country. “If there was an election in Colorado, I would vote to lower the drinking age. A small number of noisy people propose lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, based on the belief that abusive and high-risk drinking by adolescents in our society would be significantly reduced simply by adopting the lower drinking age and providing alcohol education. No, lowering the drinking age would not create a utopia, and it would lead to a number of other problems. The difference is that these problems can be addressed in the same way that society can address other problems: family, education, cultural change, responsibility and institutional control.
Society cannot even begin to address youth alcohol use problems as long as it exists in dark and hidden corners. The national drinking age has had terrible consequences. As with prohibition, it`s time to admit it and move on, into the light. These hilarious jokes and insightful words about drinking will make you thirst for alcohol. There is also evidence that MLDA protects drinkers from alcoholism and other drugs, adverse pregnancy outcomes, suicide and murder at age 21. Binge drinking contributes to more than 3,900 deaths among people under the age of 21 in the United States each year. Underage drinking cost the U.S. economy $24 billion in 2010. More than 90% of alcohol consumption by people under 21 is consumed by heavy drinkers (defined as 5 or more drinks per occasion for boys; 4 or more drinks per occasion for girls). I started drinking alcohol at the age of thirteen and stopped drinking at the age of fifty-six; It was like going straight from puberty to a midlife crisis.
What are your favorite quotes about drinking and drunkenness? “Many activities have an age of initiation. The age limit for alcohol is based on research showing that young people react differently to alcohol. Teens get drunk twice as fast as adults, but have a harder time knowing when to stop. Teenagers, of course, overdo it and are more often than adults. Raising the legal drinking age of 21 reduces road accidents, protects the brains of maturing youngsters and ensures that young people are safer overall. 89. “In one study, scientists report that drinking beer can be good for the liver. I`m sorry, did I say “scientific”? I meant Irish. – Tina Fey When the perception of risk is increased, the amount and frequency of alcohol consumption may decrease.
