Underage Drinking Stacey Johnson University of Phoenix COMM 112 Mr. Johnson April 16‚ 2012 Underage Drinking The topic I chose is underage drinking. The reason I chose this topic is due to the number of teens that consume alcohol that under the age of 21. Upon doing research for this topic‚ there are many topics to choose from. I was able to narrow it down and research three topics that I think would be significant to the paper that I will be writing. I searched the Scholarly Journals
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The Effects of Alcohol and Nicotine Use Tobacco and alcohol use are common addictions amongst Americans. Each of these products are easily accessible at any convenience store and are perceived to be pleasurable activities as a result of their prevalence in American society. Both drugs also have significantly adverse effects on an individual’s health and overall well-being. However‚ tobacco and alcohol consumption are quite different in the nature of the addiction‚ and the risks each drug pose
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the minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) at 21? With the MLDA at 21 it is not bringing anyone under the age of 21 consuming alcohol to a halt. The most popular beverage to compliment a night out partying or a fancy dinner is some kind of alcoholic drink. When young adults are looking to have a drink the MLDA 21 encourages them to find away around the law. In 2014 93.2% of high school students have bent the law to have a drink welcoming adulthood. With that‚ lowering the drinking age to 18 will decrease
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September 2009 In the article “_Legal drinking ages throughout the world. Should the US lower the age to 18”_‚ the author asks should America lower its drinking age to 18. I believe the law should not be changed because there will be an increase of school age kids abusing alcohol. 18 year olds’ are typically still high school students‚ it is still appropriate for them to hang around other high school students. If they were allowed to legally purchase and consume alcohol‚ they will also buy or give it to
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Alcohol: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Karl Ballenger Mrs. Hines Communication Arts 200 period 7 February 20‚ 2007 The beginning of Alcohol While no one knows when alcohol was first used as a beverage (or even created) we do know that it has been used for over ten thousand years. Archeologists to this day are discovering old beer mug containers from the B.C period. Some other archeologist and a few scientists believe it was created in an experimental
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Underage Drinking It is five o ’clock on a Friday night and classes are over for the weekend. The options for this evening are the kegger down the street‚ drinking at the bonfire‚ or sneaking into a bar with a fake ID. This can be a normal weekend for an underage drinker. Underage alcohol consumption can be very common in the weekly routine for many students. There are many different types of drinkers and reasons for their drinking habits. Some people may drink for social reasons and others
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Binge Drinking: The Social Norm of College Students The life of a college student typically includes all-nighters at the library cramming for an exam while anxiously waiting to celebrate the completion of a test with drinking and partying. Celebrating the successes of acing a test or passing a chemistry course is a natural response of a college student. On the other hand‚ having the extreme attitude of “I must get wasted” in order to officially call it a celebration is widely accepted. The
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Although underage drinking is steadily declining‚ the use of alcohol is quite prevalent in today’s society. From middle school to high school and indeed college‚ underage drinking occurs all around the world. Though the legal drinking age is twenty-one‚ people as young as twelve years old consume alcohol. Due to genetics‚ peers‚ and social media underage drinking occurs. Without the help of families‚ schools‚ and extracurricular activities underage drinking would increase and negatively affect underage
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that needs to be addressed more in schools and in homes. ALCOHOL IS A DRUG. As such‚ it has the power to alter both the mind and body‚ and it is also potentially addictive. While most adults know the basic facts about alcohol and some of the permanent dangers of drinking‚ many of Australia’s teens do not. 40% of 14-19 year-olds consume alcohol at levels that risk harm in the short-term‚ such as; accident and injury. In Australia alone‚ alcohol accounts for 13% of all deaths among 14–17 year-olds and
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Alcohol and Depression: Is There a Link? Alcoholic beverages are the only consumable products in the U.S. that do not have nutrition labels. Consumers are being kept in the dark about serving size‚ alcoholic content‚ calories‚ carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein‚ cholesterol and other nutrition information. Alcohol‚ specifically ethyl alcohol or ethanol‚ is produced by fermenting the starch or sugar in various fruits and grains. Alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation and distillation include beer
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