Drinking and driving (stress on body and mind) If you love your life‚ you would never drink and drive. It is very interesting how human beings ignore the simple rules that end up costing their lives or their money. Every injury and death caused by drunk driving is completely preventable. This phenomenon of alcohol-impaired driving has remained to be an international problem that affects many people each year. Drinking alcohol has resulted to an increase in the number of orphans and single parents
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Teen drinking is a serious problem and each year the statistics go higher and higher and more and more teens are drinking. This is a safety issue for teens are not old enough to know how to control their drinking. In an article I read called‚ “let my teenager drink”‚ written by T.R. Reid‚ suggests that it’s okay to let our teens drink. On the opposed side‚ Author Joseph A. Califano writes in his article that it is not okay to allow teens to drink. Reid does make some good points in his article
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Alcohol Awareness The entertainment and movie industry lead people to believe that college is just one big party but in reality it takes hard work and dedication. The biggest misconception is that every college student parties‚ drinks‚ and crams last minute for exams. UTSA has heard and seen the effects it has on the incoming freshmen and they have many different resources to help warn students of alcohol and the toll it takes on college life. In the 2007-2008 school year UTSA’s liquor law arrests
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traffic fatalities involve alcohol. More than 1.700 Canadians die each year as the consequence of intoxicated drivers. Tens of millions of dollars are spent annually in court costs‚ rehabilitation‚ lost earnings‚ health care‚ and social programs all because of drinking driving accidents. This money comes directly out of the citizens’ pockets in taxes and lost revenue. Transport Canada reports the minimum loss to society as a result of road accidents involving alcohol as $390‚000 per fatal accidents
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Underage Drinking Underage drinkers drink to look cool and it may be the social thing to do at the latest party or even at home; feeling curious a teen may consume alcohol to fit in with their surroundings. This can be due to the fact that the minor could be pressured into drinking. With all the popular media hype about alcohol and especially during the Super Bowl; it just shows minors that it is okay to participate in drinking and if they do‚ this great boost will occur. The other cause to these
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Excessive alcohol misuse in the community and the social and economic consequences that result.’ Alcohol misuse can be defined as "the use of alcohol such as to damage or threaten to damage the health or social adjustment of the user‚ or those persons directly affected by his or her drinking." (http://hcna.radcliffe-oxford.com/alcoholmisuse.htm). Alcohol misuse has great effects on the community as it is associated with poor health‚ crime‚ disorder and social and economic harms. The UK has
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Drugs and Alcohol 1 Introduction The connection between youth offending and drug and alcohol use cannot be denied. Drugs and alcohol are part of the personal stories of most young offenders in New Zealand. International criminological and drug literature supports the view that those young people who use illicit drugs are more likely to engage in criminal activity. 1 Further investigations show a clear link between the age at which a young a person first tries marijuana and the likelihood
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Binge Drinking Binge drinking is a style of drinking generally identified as having five or more drinks in a row for men‚ and four or more drinks in a row for women. This amount is said to typically be the standard for the average adult to be legally drunk. There are many factors that combine to determine how alcohol affects each person; these include: gender‚ weight‚ food consumption‚ and genetics. In most cases‚ females will take longer to metabolize alcohol and therefore will have a higher BAC
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Olson April 2013 Alcohol in the Workplace Its not a question whether alcohol has been a part of society. However‚ the question of how alcohol is affecting society is of concern. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ nearly 16‚000 people died in 2010 due to alcohol induced liver disease and over 25‚000 deaths occurred with alcohol being a factor. The topic of alcohol is not ignored‚ but people are still influenced to participate despite the known risks. Alcohol is a part of many
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Driving Age Should Be Raised Teenage accident rates and mortality rates have increased dramatically over the years. Nothing that the parents do and law enforces will protect the teens all the time‚ especially from themselves. Teenagers do not realize the responsibility that comes with driving. They are often distracted with other things such as texting while driving. Most importantly‚ parents always worry about the safety of their kids on the road. Some people may say that the driving age should stay
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