Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered? During the last thirty years, the American government has done there best to keep teenagers under strict drinking laws. This is due to the fact that teenagers have an irresponsible reputation when it comes to substance abuse. The drinking age was raised from eighteen to twenty-one within the last two decades, and although I do not agree with the change, I can see how much controversy is involved. At …showed first 75 words of 767 total…

…showed last 75 words of 767 total…at the age of eighteen and not partial. However, in doing research for this paper, I was swayed more towards a neutral position in the debate. The statistics are convincing that the majority of young adults at the age of eighteen may still not be mature enough to handle the responsibility of drinking. I still believe that people should consider lowering the drinking age, but I am now more tolerant of keeping it at twenty-one.