Bid by College Presidents to Lower the Drinking Age Remains a Long Shot

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Incidentcategory of 5:38PM December 05, 2009

^^ who ever is above me ... what do u think no 18 year olds drink... HELLO obviously they do. The resaon 18 year olds are drinking so heavily is because it's illegal and everyone wants what they can't have. So if it was legal at 18 then they would drink less because they would be able to go to bars and have a few beers rather then doing keg stands at house parties where they get very drunk. So, YOU think about it.

of NY 7:09PM January 10, 2009

It's odd when you look at different European countries and notice their drinking age is lower, yet most have far less drinking problems. It's because the people grow up learning how to drink. Here, people drink lots because it's the 'cool' thing to do, only because it is against the law. They are never brought up learning how to drink right. Most countries have it so that at 16 or 18 you have access to light alcohols, then later have access to heavier ones. This allows people to train their drinking habits so they DON'T binge. Sure, they might be drinking at a younger age, but if you drink appropriately, then it shouldn't harm too much. In fact, it has been proven that light alcohols, like wine, can actually help your health. I'd be happy even if they set it so that at age 18, adults have access to the light alcohols, such as light beers, wine, etc. Then at 21 have access to the heavier ones such as vodka and ales. This would allow people, especially students, to still be able to drink alcohol, but also learn how to moderate it. They blame the kids for binge drinking and not knowing how to drink, but they haven't realized that they haven't learned to drink because no one is taught them! Drinking habits just don't happen by change, they have to see it. It is such taboo in the US to have an underage person drinking, or even teach an underage person how to drink, that they never learn how. So, consequentially, they have adults turning 21 or 18 even, and drinking until the get drunk. They don't realize that if they EDUCATE the teens on how to drink from an earlier age, then they will KNOW how to. Education is the key there. It doesn't matter if the person is 18, 21, or even 50. If they are never told how they should drink, then they most likely will not know how to. Age isn't the key here. Knowledge and education are. The Europeans grow up learning how to, it's part of many of their cultures, so kids grow up seeing good drinking habits, and learning when and how much is appropriate to drink. It's amazing that the government hasn't realized that connection.

of AZ 1:27AM December 03, 2008

I think they should lower the drinking age because the alomost half the kids in the united states have had alchol the D.U.I. would be cut down.

bent stewert of ID 12:04PM November 24, 2008