The great Alcohol debate by Mitchell Hughes https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7 “Considering that Alcohol can have adverse affects on the developing teenage brain, Australia should increase the legal drinking age up from 18 to 21.” en-us 2020-01-07 05:13:52 UTC 2021-09-01 00:51:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Record your statements below mhughes54 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/428247279 2020-01-07 05:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/428247279 Record your statements below mhughes54 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/428247312 2020-01-07 05:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/428247312 The legal age of becoming an adult is 18 years of age, therefore you should be given the option to consume alcohol if you are considered to be responsible for things like voting when of the age of 18 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708362576 2021-09-01 00:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708362576 Raising the age limit would protect young people from the brain damage that can be caused by too much alcohol and the harms associated with being drunk, such as car accidents and violence. https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708362846 2021-09-01 00:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708362846 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708366453 In the US, 29 states lowered the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 years between 1970 and 1975. During this period, all 10 Canadian provinces, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland also lowered the minimum age for selling alcohol to 18 years. A meta-analysis found that lowering the age increased the incidence of crashes involving 18–20-year-old drivers by 10%

]]> 2021-09-01 00:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708366453 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708367032 it will protect the health of young people whose brains are still vulnerable to the toxicity of alcohol at 18]]> 2021-09-01 00:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708367032 People are considered adults at the age of 18 and therefore should be aloud to drink at that stage including the facts that they will be held responsible for what happens. https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708367852 2021-09-01 00:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708367852 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708368564 In America increasing the drinking age only moved drunk driving deaths from one age bracket to another. In a study it showed that raising the drinking age merely transferred drunk driving deaths from the 18-20 age group to the 21-24 age group. Their research confirmed that the real risk factor for drinking and driving is being an inexperienced drinker, not being under 21.]]> 2021-09-01 00:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708368564 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708369570 America saw a 16%decrease in the amount of motor vehicle accidents when they increased the age limit to 21

]]> 2021-09-01 00:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708369570 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708369663 It is known that the brain continues developing beyond being an adult and into a persons early 20's]]> 2021-09-01 00:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708369663 There a fewer alcohol related crashes in countries with drinking ages at 18 like the UK with 16% of car crashes being alcohol related unlike the US with the drinking age of 21, having 31%. *The facts were put into proportion with the countries population https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708370615 2021-09-01 00:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708370615 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708371289 Alcohol consumption can interfere with development of the young adult brain’s frontal lobes, essential for functions such as emotional regulation, planning, and organization

]]> 2021-09-01 00:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708371289 If you change the drinking age to 21 it will increase the number of alcohol-related accidents among underage drinkers. Many underage drinkers will not seek medical attention because they fear the legal consequences of their actions. https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708371888 2021-09-01 00:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708371888 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708372956 the number of recorded traffic accidents generally decrease as the legal drinking age increases]]> 2021-09-01 00:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708372956 People under the age of 21 will drink in unsafe environments,whereas if we keep it as it is it will allow 18 year-olds to consume alcohol safely in regulated environments, with supervision. At least if they're in a venue they are being monitored and looked after to a certain extent https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708373394 2021-09-01 00:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708373394 By 18, Australians are considered adults, with responsibilities like voting and tax. These young adults should drink responsibly and know the risk factors of over drinking. https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708373999 2021-09-01 00:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708373999 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708374056 Increasing the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 ultimately does more good than harm. At 21, most people are noticeably more mature, which could decrease road accidents (being that the a significant amount of accidents are for young people)]]> 2021-09-01 00:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708374056 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708381461 More then 25,000 lives have been saved in the U.S. thanks the the minimum legal drinking age.]]> 2021-09-01 00:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708381461 https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708384669 Brains are still vulnerable to the toxicity of alcohol

]]> 2021-09-01 00:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708384669 Increasing the drinking age doesn't just raise social and health issues but also economic. Increasing the age will significantly reduce the number of young adults spending money on businesses such as bars, stores, nightclubs and restaurants (they make a lot of their money from alcohol). https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708386555

]]> 2021-09-01 00:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708386555 Underage drinking and irresponsible drinking is not based on age, but peoples irresponsible choices to underage drinking. Increasing the age will only increase the urge to drink as many people will want to be irresponsible due to most likely being in university. https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708397994 2021-09-01 00:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mhughes54/1ruf30uicel7/wish/1708397994