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    Drinking should be allowed at the age of 18 because at the age 18 you're considered an adult. In other countries it's legal to drink until the age of 21. It's been reported that drinking "affects the brain and could cause memory loss,depression,violence and even cause suicide most of the time a person drinks at a young age"

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    Drinking should be allowed at the age of 18 because at the age 18 you're considered an adult. In other countries it's legal to drink until the age of 21. It's been reported that drinking "affects the brain and could cause memory loss,depression,violence and even cause suicide most of the time a person drinks at a young age"

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    December10,2015

    DearTeenagers:

    Teenagersattheageof18areconsideredadultsbythatagebecauseoftheopportunitiesthatare
    given.Soifatage18youreconsideredanadultwhyisntdrinkingprivilegeat18.Thisiswhy
    drinkingshouldbeallowedattheageof18becauseat18yourebasicallyconsideredanadult
    andbecausedrinkingislegalinothercountriesattheageof18.

    Thereasondrinkingshouldbeallowedattheage18isbecauseattheageof18youre
    consideredanadult.IntheUSyouareallowedtoSmokecigarettes,vote,jointhemilitary,
    servejuryduty,andevengetmarried.(UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)).I
    seethisasifyoureabletodoallthesethingsthatrequireresponsibilitythenwhythingsas
    drinkingisntallowed.Peoplecouldsaybecauseitsadrug,butsoarecigarettes.Thisiswhy
    drinkingshouldbeallowedbecauseitsaprivilegethatshouldbegivenandcouldbetakenaway
    ifapersonarenotresponsiblewithit.

    Asecondreasonwhydrinkingshouldbeallowedisbecauseinothercountriesitsallowedatthe
    ageof18.Itsinterestingbecauseitsavastmajorityofcountries61%oftheworldpopulation
    allowsdrinkingattheageof18andonly6%oftheworldhasdrinkuntiltheageof21
    (
    ProConorgHeadlines
    .).Asyoucanseethatsabout10timesourpercentage,othercountries
    havedonethisforawhileandtherehasbeennoreportingofstrongdamagebecauseofdrinking,
    soUSshouldgiveitatryaswell.

    Yes,Iknowthereisalsonegativesaboutdrinkingattheageof18anditwontbeaperfect
    worldbecauseofdrinking.ThisisbecauseitsbeenreportedthatdrinkingAffectsthebrainand
    couldcausememoryloss,depression,violenceandevencausesuicidemostofthetimeaperson
    drinksatayoungage.(
    AmericanJournalofPublicHealth).
    Thiscouldbeapossibleproblem
    drinkingataloweragebutwhyaretheremoreopportunitiesattheageof18becauseattheage
    18peopleareconsideredresponsiblesodrinkingshouldbegivenoutif18yearoldsarereally
    consideredresponsible.

    Drinkingshouldbeallowedattheageof18becausemostoftheworldsdrinkingsowhyarent
    we,andbecauseofeverythingelsewecandoisattheageof18.Ipersonallydontseeabig
    issueaboutit,butIcouldunderstandwhyotherpeoplewouldbeworriedbecauseofthingssuch
    asdrinkinganddriving,butifpeoplegetthechancetohavethisopportunitytheywouldntmess
    itupforeverybody.Ithasntbeentestedinourcountriesbutithasin61%(
    ProConorg
    Headlines
    .).Thisiswhypeopleshouldchangetheageofdrinkingbecauseoftheresponsibilityat
    theage.

    Thankyou,

    Anthony Mederos

    AnthonyMederos

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