Legal age of the American Drinker.

Many of the countries around the world have set the legal drinking ages considerably lower then that of America. After careful examination of the effects that alcohol has on American, as apposed to the people that come from countries with a lower drinking age. I have noticed a lot more maturity and respect for the effects that alcohol has on people in the countries with lower drinking ages. In this, I have concluded that the …

…the problems that the young Americans face today when it comes to consuming alcohol is not stemming from a lack of age. Instead it is ironically coming from the same laws we have put in place in hopes of dealing with dealing with these problems. Learning how to handle your alcohol and make mature decisions while you drink will not come from age, but only from a good education and experience from a young age.