Many college officials have made it clear that they don’t believe that the legal drinking age of 21 is working. These officials wish to start a debate even though there are clear facts stating that the current drinking age has saved numerous lives.
Nevertheless, there are more than 100 college presidents and chancellors from top universities such as Duke and Johns Hopkins who believe that it’s time to rethink the drinking age. They are of the opinion that the current drinking age has led to a culture wherein dangerous “binge-drinking” is seen as “socially acceptable.” Many of these people believe that the legal drinking should be lowered to the age of 18.
On the other hand, health and safety experts have reacted with dismay. This is because they have conducted several studies that show that raising the drinking age has actually saved numerous lives. However, they do agree with the college presidents that binge drinking is a real problem. In fact, 1,700 college students die from binge drinking each year. This doesn’t include the numerous injuries and sexual assaults that binge drinking also leads to. However, they do not see that lowering the drinking age is going to solve these issues.
Health and safety experts believe that stronger steps need to be taken in order to enforce the legal drinking age and better educate their students. They say that this is the only real way in which to fix the problem since lowering the drinking age would only shift the problem from the college campuses to the high schools. These experts also believe that college officials also need to stop turning a blind eye to fraternity bashes, which make students desire even more to go to college.
Nevertheless, there are more than 100 college presidents and chancellors from top universities such as Duke and Johns Hopkins who believe that it’s time to rethink the drinking age. They are of the opinion that the current drinking age has led to a culture wherein dangerous “binge-drinking” is seen as “socially acceptable.” Many of these people believe that the legal drinking should be lowered to the age of 18.
On the other hand, health and safety experts have reacted with dismay. This is because they have conducted several studies that show that raising the drinking age has actually saved numerous lives. However, they do agree with the college presidents that binge drinking is a real problem. In fact, 1,700 college students die from binge drinking each year. This doesn’t include the numerous injuries and sexual assaults that binge drinking also leads to. However, they do not see that lowering the drinking age is going to solve these issues.
Health and safety experts believe that stronger steps need to be taken in order to enforce the legal drinking age and better educate their students. They say that this is the only real way in which to fix the problem since lowering the drinking age would only shift the problem from the college campuses to the high schools. These experts also believe that college officials also need to stop turning a blind eye to fraternity bashes, which make students desire even more to go to college.
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