Why 21? A Look at Our Nation’s Drinking Age

Why 21? A look at our
country’s drinking age.

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SUMMARY
The age which is generally being chosen for drinking in a particular country is generally
at the age of 21. Drinking can impact both positively as well as negatively on humans. As it
plays a significant factor on the sex hormones which includes both Estrogen and progesterone.
The hormones which are responsible for addiction when drinking alcohol is the dopamine that is
being released from the centre of brain as it is called as neurotransmitter which is responsible for
feel good or the feeling pleasure. This Dopamine is one of the hormone which drives addiction in
human body. A Heavy drinking can impact over the reproductive health as well as the sexual
performance among male and female both. It can make impact negatively over the fertility on
both the sexes which further results in making the difficulties regarding conceive. Heaving
drinking also plays a peculiar role in the number of deaths of the young people in the united
states every year. As this will includes the deaths which are occurring from motor vehicle
crashes, the alcohol overdose, suicides and many more.
The drinking at the age of 21 leads to many problems such as school problems, social
issues, physical issues, and the legal issues. As in the schools, the habit of drinking may results in
absence or lower grades in the academics. The social problems may involves the lack of active
participation in the youth activities. Some of the legal complications may involve arrest for case
such as drink and drive or physically hurt someone while drinking. In this, there are various rule
are being taken in several countries regards with the drinking age. As per this, the 21 is good and
better diabolical aspect for the drinking age because 21 is measure as adults age where individual
is enough mature and biological eligible to take alcohol. Moreover, there are other reason which
follow the pattern of law in which is state with the configuration by connecting some of
organisation for example mother against drunk driving which is agitating for the uniform
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