Drinking AgeEssay Preview: Drinking AgeReport this essayLegal Drinking AgeThe legal drinking age for different countries varies dramatically, from 0 to 21, as seen in the table below. The United States has the highest drinking age in the world.
The Problem* Dr. Ruth Clifford Engs of Indiana University, an internationally-known health educator and alcohol researcher, believes that the minimum drinking age of 21 in the US is too high.
* Dr. David J. Hanson of the State University of New York at Potsdam evaluates research regarding the effectiveness of age 21 minimum age legislation.The Solution* The worlds leading anthropologist of drinking, Dr. Dwight B. Heath of Brown University, recommends: Teach Safe Drinking to Your College Bound Teen.* Sociologist Dr. David J. Hanson explains why Its Better to Teach Safe Use of Alcohol.* Educational leader Dr. Roderic B. Park proposes that we create Drinking “Learner Permits” for Under-Age Persons.The problem of identifying the optimum drinking age to reduce alcohol abuse is likely to continue. It involves issues of freedom, responsibility, parental rights, religion, politics and many other realms of life. And it is a very important problem so let the discussion begin.
World Drinking Ages No MinimumAge 16Age 18Age 19Age 20Age 21ArmeniaAntiguaArgentinaSouth KoreaJapan(UNITED STATES)AzerbaijanAustriaBarbadosIcelandChinaBelgiumBermudaFijiFranceBritish Virgin IslandsNigeriaGermany*ChilePoland*Greece*Czech RepublicPortugalItalyEstoniaSoviet GeorgiaNetherlands*Hong KongThailandNorway*IndonesiaViet NamPolandJamaicaSpain*IsraelTurkey*LatviaSwitzerland*Luxembourg (age 17 with an adult)MexicoMongoliaPhillipinesRussiaSlovak RepublicSouth AfricaUnited Kingdom (age 16 in restaurants)UruguayAustraliaBahamasBrazilCanada (age 19 in some provinces)ColombiaDenmarkFinland*HungaryIrelandJamaicaLithuaniaMalaysiaMoldovaNew Zealand*PeruPuerto RicoSt. MaartenSloveniaSweden*TurkmenistanUkraine
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