Category: Legal Drinking Age

Historical Context of Alcohol Consumption in the US There has been a long debate regarding reducing legal drinking age in America to follow the footsteps of the rest of the world (or at least the majority of countries). The debate is far from over but with the rapid change of the world and increasingly growing…

Increase the legal drinking age to 21? Why stop there? When neuroscience tells us that young people dont reach maturity until 25  and when higher age limits are proven to decrease booze-related fatalities  go ahead and hike it from 18 to 25. There is fat chance of this happening  I can already…

Around the world, different countries have different drinking ages. The lowest drinking age in the world is in Cambodia where there is no limit on the drinking age. The highest legal drinking age in the world is 21 (excluding countries like Afghanistan where alcohol is banned).In the legal drinking age is 18, in the USA…

1. Introduction Alcohol has been readily and easily available since the earliest of times of our childhood for the use of celebrations and gatherings. Over recent years, there has been evidence of an increase in alcohol consumption by the youth in developed countries. This is because of the change in consumption patterns and alcohol percentage…