Why don't Americans lower their drinking age to 18?

A big reason the drinking age in America is set at 21 instead of 18 is because of science. Studies show that the brain doesn't stop developing until around the age of 24, and it's proven that habitual drinking before then can damage or even completely halt the development of your brain. read more

Whether the drinking age is 18, 21, or 45, people are going to find ways to drink, and the only way to deter abuse, and all that comes with it, is to make sure people know what they are doing in the first place, and have the appropriate repercussions set up if they don't. read more

The legal drinking age in the United States has been 21 since the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984. When President Ronald"Just Say No" Reagan signed the act, he issued a blanket requirement for all states to raise their drinking age, or risk losing highway funding from the government. read more