In other countries of the world a person under the age of 21 can drink alcohol, while some countries do not even have an age limit, but in America a person You must be 21 years old to purchase alcohol. At the age of 18 a person can go on a trip to his own country, can vote, buy cigarettes, but cannot buy alcohol. One of the main reasons why the drinking age was set to 21 was that teenagers got into car accidents after getting drunk. Under no circumstances should driving while intoxicated be legal. At the same time, there should be more government programs to educate and prevent people from driving while intoxicated. More and more people under the age of 21 suffer from alcohol. "A survey released by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) found that by the time Texas teens reach their senior year of high school, more than 80 percent of teens admit to having some experience with alcohol The same study found that secondary school students say it is easy to obtain beer, wine or liquor" (Westbrook). Texas is a zero-tolerance state for underage drinking, has some of the harshest penalties for this type of drinking, and if 80% of teens in Texas have had experiences with alcohol, that makes me says campaigns against underage drinking and zero tolerance programs are not working. Teenagers will drink alcohol at some point in their lives. So instead of spending all this money to stop teens from drinking, perhaps you should invest in programs or educate these teens about alcohol so they can make an informed decision about drinking. There are now programs that educate people under the age of 21 about alcohol. These programs are implemented at universities across the country and address alcohol consumption choices. "At the University of V...... middle of paper ...... many deaths from alcohol-related causes as more people would know how to consume without excess. Today people are more aware of the effects of drinking and driving can have consequences on yourself and other people. As a responsible American society, continuing to educate the public and people under the current legal drinking age about the effects of alcohol is critical to successfully lowering the age. to drink alcohol now that more people are aware of the effects of alcohol, the question is whether they should lower the drinking age to 18 because at that age a person is considered an adult. With teenagers more educated in high school and collage you might think that they won't make the mistake of driving while intoxicated, now that they are aware of the consequences. If young people in other countries can take responsibility for alcohol, why can't it be the same for our country?