Drinking+Age

=**Should the drinking age be lowered, raised, or stay the same ? ** = 

**Pros and cons of lowering the drinking age,** raising it, and **keeping it the same**
__PROS__ Moderate Drinking Does Not Impair Youth Development [|LOOK HERE]   This site gives proof on how drinking doesn't "impair youth development". __CONS__ Lowering the Drinking Age Will Not Increase Responsibility [|LOOK HERE]  This site counters the popular idea that lowering the drinking age will increase responsibility. __PROS__ Drinking at an Early Age Leads to Alcohol Abuse [|LOOK HERE]  This site shows that those who start drinking at an early age are more likely to become alcoholics. __CONS__ Increasing the Minimum Drinking Age Causes More Problems [|LOOK HERE]  Increasing the drinking age will make alcohol seem even better to young adults. In the sense that "Ooh it's illegal so it must be fun." __PROS__ Minimum Drinking-Age Laws Are Effective [|LOOK HERE]  Even though there is underage drinking, not everyone does it and therefore some people are adhering to the law, making the drinking age limits effective. __CONS__
 * Lowering it -**
 * Raising it -**
 * Keeping it the same -**

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