Some effects of alcohol intoxication (such as euphoria and lowered social inhibitions) are central to alcohol's desirability as a beverage and its history as one of the world's most widespread recreational drugs.
No, the legal age of majority in Missouri for both male and female is 18. Please do not confuse the age of majority with the age cited in the MO. juvenile code. The JC designates a person who is at least 17-years old as being an adult, this refers to judicial proceedings only and does not change the legal age of 18.
Missouri's drinking age has been 21 since 1945. That is, Missouri law prohibits minors from possessing or purchasing alcohol. Thus, when the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 came into effect on January 1, 1985, Missouri was in no danger of losing federal highway funds.