U.S Legal Drinking Age Lowered To 18
Increase in traffic accidents
More injuries and deaths
Unsafe roads
Increase in reckless driving
DUI increase
Face loss for federal funded highways
Roads would not be as safe to travel
Would face this loss due to increasing rate of DUI's
Rise in suicide rates
Traumatic experience for family/friends
Mental health would suffer
Brain is not fully developed at 18
Cognitive issues may arise
Social issues may arise
Crime rates would increase
Increase in voilence
More young adults entering jail/criminal justice system
Unsafe community
Rise in unintended pregnancies
Potential financial burden
More children in foster care
Sources:
Carroll, Joseph. (2007) Most Americans Oppose Lowering Legal Drinking Age to 18 Nationwide.
Scott, S. Elizabeth., Steinberg, Laurence. (2008). Adolescent development and the regulation of youth crime.
Watson, Tara. (2015). Lowering The Drinking Age Has Serious Consequences.