SHOULD THE DRINKING AGE BE LOWERED TO 18?

Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?

Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?

Current research shows that persons who first drank alcohol before age 15 were more than five times as likely to report alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year than were persons who first drank at age 21 or older, that the human brain continues to develop into the early twenties, and that adolescents who abuse alcohol may remember 10% less of what they have learned than those who don't drink (National Institute). High school students who use alcohol ...