Question 1

should drinking age be lowered to 18 or not?

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I've always thought : Odd that people could volunteer to serve in the military, but were "too immature" to handle alcohol.

Question 2

should the drinking age be lowered to 18 if they can already smoke?

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NO: If they already smoke, they are exhibiting chemical dependance and high potential for abuse. The last thing they need is something else to potentially become addicted/dependant on/abuse.

Question 3

why should the drinking age be lowered to 18 if they drive drunk?

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Prevention: Most behaviors associated with subsatnce abuse start early, on the contrary  drinking age should be raised to 21 far too many people die because of alcohol.

Question 4

when was the drinking age lowered to 18 for alcohol?

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What country?: Please specify in which country you are referring. In the usa, the minimum legal drinking age is 21 year old, which is usually high compared to most nations of the world which is 18 years old.

Question 5

why should the drinking age be 21 >18?

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Drinking age: The idea is that with greater years, people might be more self-responsible about their drinking.  In adolescence, most people don't realize that they aren't invulnerable or that harm can happen to them.  I don't think this recognition happens magically at 21, but maybe raising the drinking age is an attempt to give more people time to grow up in a healthy way.

Question 6

disagree the drinking age should be 18?

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Two problems: 1) how do you stop underage drinking and driving.  Motor vehicle crashes from dwi are a terrible problem and adding younger drivers, drinking, will increase that.  2) how do you stop the less than 18 year old crew from drinking?  If the law enforces the dwi laws in place and penalizes those who provide alcohol to minors, then I am for lowering the age to 18.

Question 7

why should drinking age be 18 if kids are foolish?

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It puzzles me why: 18 yo's are mature enough to volunteer or be drafted in the srvices, but are considered "too immature" to handle alcohol.  Responsible drinking also means not driving.

Question 8

why should the drinking age be 18--just beer?

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Complicated: Personally - i think that a drinking age of 18 is appropriate if the laws in the us regarding drinking and driving were actually enforced and laws were enforced to prevent less than 18 drinking.  I have heard that other countries allow 18 year olds to drink, but have zero tolerance for any drinking and driving before age 21, and enforce limits in adults.

Question 9

are people considering lowering alcohol drinking age to 18?

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No: Officially not in the usa, but there are apparently exceptions:  http://www2.Potsdam.Edu/hansondj/legaldrinkingage.Html    in other parts of the world, the legal drinking age may be 18 or younger.

Question 10

i want to know why should drinking age be 21?

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Considered Responsib: The age is an artifial one  trying to find a line where people seem more responsible.This one was pegged to the voting age of the time.There is no real data that there is a difference.In countries with no age limit, the problems of alcoholism appear no worse than ours.

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