Alcohol, also known as party juice. There is a lot of discussion about alcohol and what the drinking age should be in the United States. The United States is the only country in the world where the drinking age is twenty-one like everywhere else, for example in Europe, where it is eighteen. Although many people want the drinking age to be lowered to eighteen so they can purchase alcohol legally, unfortunately this will not happen. I am neutral in the debate as I see as many pros as cons. Alcohol could have a huge impact on your life if you don't limit yourself. While it is great at parties and social gatherings to enhance the atmosphere, it could be really harmful if used excessively. Alcohol could have a huge impact on your mental and physical health, has many side effects, and could even be deadly. In this article I intend to include different aspects of alcoholism. I plan to cover the different approaches people have towards it and how it affects people's daily lives. Alcoholics do not realize that their actions not only negatively affect them, their body and their mind, but also affect the people around them and what a huge impact it has on their loved ones. I will include the stories my friends and family have given me about their experiences with alcohol and the alcoholics they have faced and the impact it has had on their lives and surroundings, as well as hard data and statistics I have found in my research on this topic. Coming to the United States from Poland, where the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol is eighteen, things are very different. I was twelve when I moved here and I had older cousins ​​who were now legally… middle of the paper… due to the lower death rates caused by the higher drinking age. Alcohol has terrible effects on your mind and the people around you. Statistics have shown that alcohol is the leading cause of murder and rape in the U.S. Alcohol is the worst thing that can happen to a family, alcoholism contributes greatly to divorce. Children of alcoholics have a difficult life growing up, they feel like they don't have a complete family and like they don't get as much love and attention as they should, even though sometimes it works for them very often. 'T. While there is no limit to the amount of alcohol an individual can purchase and consume in their free time, I think everyone should have their own limits and, if they decide to drink, stay at home or in another safe place without going out anywhere and put themselves and others in danger.