A persons brain isn't fully developed until your older; Roughly 23-26. It averages that a woman's brain is fully developed around 22 and a mans is developed around 24 (based on averages). Drinking can affect many brain functions; complicating your mental and physical abilities for the entirety of your life.
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed in 1984 to address the high number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities among young people. By raising the drinking age to 21, it aimed to reduce the number of alcohol-related incidents involving young adults and promote safer drinking habits.
Back in the late 1960's and early 70's a number of states lowered their drinking age from 21 to 18. In many of these states, research documented a significant increase in highway deaths of the teens affected by these laws. So, in the early 1980's a movement began to raise the drinking age back to 21. After the law changed back to 21, many of the states were monitored to check the difference in highway fatalities. Researchers found that teenage deaths in fatal car crashes dropped considerably - in some cases up to 28% - when the laws were moved back to 21.
Because it is even more dangerous for someone under the age of 21.
The drinking age used to be 18 during the Vietnam War, but drunk driving and alcohol poisoning was at the highest it had ever been, so the government changed it back to 21. there is a petition out being signed by college presidents that will allow 18-year-old students to drink on campus. it currently has over 300 signatures.
Because the government overrode state's rights and blackmailed them into raising the age.
The minimum purchase and drinking age is a state law. Each individual U.S. state establishes by law the minimum age at which an individual may purchase alcoholic beverages. The U.S. Government passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act on July 17, 1984. This did not change the drinking age. However, it forced the individual states to establish the minimum drinking age as 21 or lose 10% of their federal highway funding. The minimum drinking age is 21 in all 50 U.S. states.
The legal drinking age in Pennsylvania is 21 years old. It is illegal for anyone under this age to purchase or consume alcohol in the state.
21, just like it is in every other state of the US. ^ that is NOT true. I am not sure about New Mexico's rules but if you look up the laws by state there are a lot of places that allow drinking under the age of 21!
The legal dipping age, or age to purchase or use dipping tobacco, varies by location. In the United States, the minimum age is typically 18 years old, but some states have raised it to 21 as part of tobacco control efforts. It's important to check the specific laws in your area.
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed on July 17, 1984. However, this did not change the drinking age, it simply forced the individual states to or lose national funding. Because of this, some state's drinking ages might not have changed until slightly later.
The drinking age in the USA is 21
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you may have to be 21 or older to be drinking
In the US, the legal drinking age in every state is 21.
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No, the drinking age in Mexico is 18
In the US it's 21.
The legal minimum drinking age is 21 in all 50 U.S. states.
The legal dipping age, or age to purchase or use dipping tobacco, varies by location. In the United States, the minimum age is typically 18 years old, but some states have raised it to 21 as part of tobacco control efforts. It's important to check the specific laws in your area.
It's 21 everywhere in US as far as I know