WHY THE DRINKING AGE SHOULD BE LOWERED: AN OPINION BASED ON RESEARCH

This paper was originally published by R. C. Engs (1997). Alcohol Research and Health History Web Page, Indiana University. Additional information was added to the current version.Other PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS concerning alcohol, drug or health education methods and programs can be found at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17128/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17135/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17138/browse?type=title or https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title.This essay describes the reasons why the drinking age should be lowered based upon research. The current law is unenforceable and has caused increased personal, social, academic and physical problems related to heavy and irresponsible drinking among college age youth