Although the debate began many years ago, it continues today. Should the legal drinking age be lowered or should it not be lowered? The discussion has always been massive, with both sides spitting out rebuttals left and right. Although both sides show satisfactory evidence, only one brings hard facts that really make a difference: the legal drinking age should not be lowered because it helps prevent young people from driving while intoxicated, it helps prevent young people from committing violent crimes and helps prevent incomplete brain development. While drunk driving may not be a leading cause of death, it is still a big problem. As we all know, a drunk person behind the wheel is extremely dangerous, and what if we could help prevent this from happening to more and more minors? This prevention would start by not lowering the legal drinking age. By lowering the drinking age, young adults will get into the driver's seat, put their hands on the wheel, and drive away with a sense of invincibility. We all have a past teenage self who felt, at one point or another, that he or she was immune to death. This sense of immunity, youthful ignorance and the heavy effects of alcohol are a deadly combination; even more dangerous than a drunk adult because most teenagers don't think about how their actions affect the people around them, including strangers. Despite the fact that most young adults (ages eighteen to twenty) drink with a strong sense of immortality and carelessness, It is usually adults between the ages of twenty-one and thirty who are drunk behind the wheel. Even if adults of legal age are in the driver's seat, rates of drunk driving with... middle of paper... ink age would be harmful to a maturing person's brain, which would lead to brain permanently underdeveloped. This debate is ongoing and may continue with no end in sight. While the end may not come anytime soon, it is clear which side presents the evidence that possesses the greatest impact. Legal alcohol consumption should not be reduced, for reasons such as preventing drink-driving and the accidents it can cause, preventing violent behavior and crime resulting from alcohol consumption, and protecting young and developing brain development. growing. Works Cited Trudeau, Michelle. “Drinking in teenagers can cause irreversible brain damage.” January 25, 2010.NPR: National Public Radio: News and Analysis, World, United States, Music & Arts: NPR.Document. December 5th 2013..