Do you think lowering the drinking age to 18 was a good idea?

I don’t think lowering the drinking age was a good idea. Especially for women as studies show that they are adopting the patterns of their boyfriends, consuming large amounts of alcohol in one go. The alcohol may not affect the body of an 18 year old more than a 20 year old but to allow people of an even younger age to begin these self harming patterns at a younger age is stupid.

Young men and women who were old enough to drink before the law was changed did dangerous and irresponsible things, still they change the law to allow even younger people who are more likely to do most of the same irresponsible dangerous things, e.g. drink and drive.

People at a younger age are not as mature so might not cope as well in situations and are more likely to make bad decisions. This could endanger them and/or put others in danger. Just because it dose not effect them more so physically dose not mean it dose not damage them.