One of the main reasons that she presents is that the brain can be severely damaged by alcohol, especially if it is not fully developed, and not only brain. “According to Karen MacPherson in “National Drinking”, at age of 21, research indicates that the brain continues to develop until that time, and young brains can be irreversibly damaged by alcohol” (Bigjohny). So basically the government, by lowering the drinking age, will say to all young adults that they can drink and of course the can harm their health. They will give a permit to teenagers; almost like saying that it is all right to ruin their brains. Letting teens drink is giving immature citizens the ability to make bad decisions that not only affect themselves, but also people around. Nineteen year olds becoming alcoholics and drunk drivers, because of not understanding the responsibility that they are taking while they are drinking. As a result of Reagan’s age 21 to drink law, statistics show “the laws have saved an estimated 20,000 lives since states began implementing them in 1975, and they’ve decreased the number of alcohol-related youth fatalities among drivers by 63 percent since 1982”
One of the main reasons that she presents is that the brain can be severely damaged by alcohol, especially if it is not fully developed, and not only brain. “According to Karen MacPherson in “National Drinking”, at age of 21, research indicates that the brain continues to develop until that time, and young brains can be irreversibly damaged by alcohol” (Bigjohny). So basically the government, by lowering the drinking age, will say to all young adults that they can drink and of course the can harm their health. They will give a permit to teenagers; almost like saying that it is all right to ruin their brains. Letting teens drink is giving immature citizens the ability to make bad decisions that not only affect themselves, but also people around. Nineteen year olds becoming alcoholics and drunk drivers, because of not understanding the responsibility that they are taking while they are drinking. As a result of Reagan’s age 21 to drink law, statistics show “the laws have saved an estimated 20,000 lives since states began implementing them in 1975, and they’ve decreased the number of alcohol-related youth fatalities among drivers by 63 percent since 1982”