Weâve all had throbbing leg pain at some point in our life. As a young adult, this throbbing leg pain is typically caused by some athletic event or injury. But as we get older, there are other considerations that can be a bit more serious.
No. If the legal drinking age were lowered, it would pose threats to not only the drinkers themselves, but other people. Young people are notorious for binge drinking and this leads to many dangerous problems. Drunk-driving rates are highest among drinkers 21 to 25 years of age (23%). And this is just legal drinkers.
However . . . The MLDA was lowered in 29 states in the years following Congressâ decision to allow 18 year-olds the right to vote. In effectively setting the legal age of majority at age 18, many states lowered their drinking ages to reflect that reality. Before and after measures of these age changes show increased alcohol-related traffic fatalities amongst 18-20 year-olds.