Should the United States follow other countries in its quest to end the drinking age debate? The United States can look at other states such as Germany, the Netherlands, and France and see their success. Many teenagers would jump on the bandwagon to lower the drinking age simply because they want the ability to drink, the argument that they can die for the United States but cannot drink and this would take away the “forbidden fruit” of alcohol consumption. drink. A large portion of older generations would jump on the bandwagon in favor of maintaining the drinking age, as they would have to wait to drink, as alcohol consumption has detrimental effects on the brain and alcohol consumption. Alcohol could lead to excessive alcohol consumption. The United States defines an adult as an individual. reaching the age of 18. When you reach the age of 18, you automatically access the responsibilities set by the government. The government allows someone to marry and divorce without parental consent, to rent and buy a home, to enlist in the military, to vote, and most importantly, to be judged as a adult. The government has imposed these responsibilities on us because it believes we have the ability to control our choices. Although the government has given us these rights to use or dispose as we see fit, unless we are tried as adults, it has reserved other rights for later parts of our lives; like renting a car, running for federal office, and drinking. Candidacy for federal public office is established by the Constitution, and for good reason. However, the drinking age has been brought up and debated in recent decades, particularly in more recent decades. Some universities and their presidents have come together to form a coalition for the lower...... middle of paper ...... Disease Control and Prevention, February 28, 2014. Web. March 7, 2014. Daniloff, Caleb. “Drank today.” BU Today. Boston University Today. October 21, 2010. The web. February 02, 2014. “Drinking Age ProCon.org.” Headlines from ProCon.org. Np, February 5, 2014. Web. February 7, 2014. “Minimum age limits around the world. » Minimum age limits worldwide. International Center for Alcohol Policy (ICAP), August 2013. Web. February 8, 2014. Pope, Justin. "Education." College presidents want to lower the drinking age. USA Today, August 18, 2008. Web. March 8, 2014. United Nations. “Global Situation Report on Alcohol and Health.” WHO. World Health Organization, 2011. Web. February 8, 2014. Wechsler, H. and Nelson, TF (2010). Will increasing the availability of alcohol by lowering the minimum legal drinking age reduce alcohol consumption and its consequences among young people? American Journal of Public Health, 100(6), 986-992. Internet. February 2. 2014