For decades, some people have been thinking about how to address the problem of underage drinking ; government members, parents and others involved in world affairs. The problem is that the issue of underage drinking and the nationwide ineffectiveness of the 21 drinking age law are not debated and discussed as much and in a manner as aggressive as they should be. And the main points of discussion should be the issue of excessive alcohol consumption among adolescents and students, alcohol consumption problems and statistics in foreign countries and, finally, possible solutions to this problem. The bottom line is that states in our country can only try to enforce the law rather than trying to approach the problem in another way. It is for this reason that states should be allowed to find and experiment with possible ways to solve this problem on their own, without government interference. house party experiences in high school, and how many times they were absolutely "hammered." And on these uncontrolled occasions, there is no adult supervision. Additionally, it is almost impossible for law enforcement to monitor and know what is happening in an individual's home. Besides, enforcing the legal drinking age is not really a priority for the police anyway. Many of them know that this will continue and, what's more, when they manage to catch and arrest someone for illegal drinking, it takes a lot of time and effort in terms of paperwork and processing . (ProCon.org)* And also because most young people consider the age limit to be arbitrary, which leads them to have a certain lack of respect for the law. (Chafetz)* One main reason...... middle of paper ...... Old drinking age: I voted for; It doesn't work. HuffingtonPost. August 18, 2009. Print. Crofts, Nick. “The biggest drug problem in this country is alcohol.” www. theaustralian.com.au. February 24, 2007. WebEastman III, Donald R. "Lowering the Drinking Age: Let's Keep the Dialogue Open." St. Petersburg Times. August 25, 2008. Print.McCardell Jr., John M. "The Drinking Age of 21 Doesn't Work." » CNN.com. September 16, 2009. Web. Minton, Michelle. “Lower the drinking age for everyone. » National review. April 20, 2011. Print.ProCon.org. “The Drinking Age ProCon.org.” ProCon. March 5, 2014. Internet. April 1, 2014. Richards, John. “Should we consider lowering the drinking age? » LegalMatch.com. April 19, 2011. Print. Sopher, Christopher. "How We're Getting Hammered: The Drinking Era in Europe and the United States." » thenextgreatgeneration.com. July 28, 2010. Print.