ohol is deleterious to the health of teens (Lenhart). They point out that any number of foods and substances deleterious to the health are readily available to teens, from McDonaldÆs fast food to cigarettes, and that withholding alcohol while permitting teens to consume these is ôpreposterousö (Lenhart).
Arguments for Keeping the Drinking Age at 21
Those who argue in favor of keeping the drinking age at 21 need to present definitive factual information to address each of the issues raised by those opposed to a higher drinking age, as well as adding substantive arguments of their own. To begin with, each of the previous arguments can be countered with verifiable facts and statistics. For those who contend that teaching their children to drink at home will not result in alcoholism or other alcohol-related problems, it is important to point out that people who begin drinking at a younger age are likely to drink for a longer number of years, accumulating many more years of alcohol-related physical degeneration. Although
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