http://survivehighschool.com/drinking-in-high-school/ Advice for high school students. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://survivehighschool.com/drinking-in-high-school/#comment-7 Chturga Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:46:50 +0000 http://survivehighschool.com/?p=13#comment-7 For the most part I would agree with this. The primary reason listed for not allowing people under 21 (in the US) to drink is health related. However; countries that have a drinking age of 18 do not have statistically different health risks from those that have a drinking age of 21. Add this too the fact that at 18 in the US one is allowed to vote, get married, enter into legal contracts, enlist in the armed forces and die for ones country, and for all other purposes to be considered "wise enough to be thought of as an adult" they ought to be wise enough to decide when enough is enough when it comes to alcohol consumption. So... if for practical purposes 19 is better than 18 alright, lets let them drink... it only seems fair. For the most part I would agree with this. The primary reason listed for not allowing people under 21 (in the US) to drink is health related. However; countries that have a drinking age of 18 do not have statistically different health risks from those that have a drinking age of 21. Add this too the fact that at 18 in the US one is allowed to vote, get married, enter into legal contracts, enlist in the armed forces and die for ones country, and for all other purposes to be considered “wise enough to be thought of as an adult” they ought to be wise enough to decide when enough is enough when it comes to alcohol consumption. So… if for practical purposes 19 is better than 18 alright, lets let them drink… it only seems fair.

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