The National Drinking for the past few decades gas been 21 and up. In 1983 the National drinking age was 18 and up to purchase and consume alcohol. Under the National minimum Drinking age act of 1984 the national government threatened to cut highway funding to states who did change their drinking laws. Since then the national drinking age has been 21 and up but it has caused more problems then it was intended to fix. The drinking age should return to how it was previously to 1984.



