During the past month, 26.4% of underage persons (12-20) used alcohol.

Alcohol use remains extremely widespread among today's teenagers. Nearly three quarters, 72% have consumed alcohol by the end of their high school career.

(sadd.org)

Many people think that the legal drinking age is too high. The drinking age for the united states is twenty one. The age that many people believe it should be is eighteen. The legal age for many things are eighteen. This includes voting, driving after nine, and joining the military.

Arrests all around happen because of underage drinking parties. At these parties the age ranges from eighteen and higher. We would not half as many problems with the law if we just compensated.