Binge Drinking Is Quickly Becoming an Epidemic in Australia There is growing global concern about the increase in levels of binge drinking‚ which is now becoming one of the most common forms of drug abuse in Australia. Many people are now dependant on alcohol‚ and go out with the intentions of drinking large amounts of it to get drunk. These actions usually result in things such as violent behaviour‚ taking stupid risks like drink driving‚ and other alcohol related accidents which can leave many
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Pros to Lowering the Drinking Age Form 21-18 Should people between the ages of eighteen and twenty be allowed to drink adult beverages that contain alcohol? Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the U.S and adults then have the right to make their own decisions so why not about alcohol consumption? Turning 18 gives us the right and responsibility of adulthood. Being eighteen gives us the right to vote‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serves on juries‚ get married‚ sign contracts‚ be prosecuted as
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early age tend to be alcoholics or alcohol abuser than those who wait to until their adult life and it is also illegal. The other problem is that kids tend to experiment with alcohol in over a short period of time and this is known as binge drinking. Binge drinking can become a problem because when teenagers start they almost never stop. More adults use alcohol but among drinkers‚ teenagers are most likely to binge drink than adults. 28% to 60% of teenagers who drink binge drinks.
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Changing the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in the United States Over the past twenty years the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one in all US states‚ but that has not stopped citizens of the United Sates from attempting to lower the age. Following the end of prohibition in the United Sates during the Great Depression‚ all states agreed on a set of twenty-one to be the legal drinking age. For almost forty years there was no change in the drinking age until a decrease in the age for voting
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 21 By Matt Hill Teenagers will do just about anything to fit in with the "popular" crowd. Drinking and partying are both viewed as cool or popular in the eyes of some teenagers. What does a teenage party consist of? Well‚ it will usually take place in a house with no parental supervision‚ along with members of both sex‚ and a lot of alcohol. The teens may then engage in drinking games such as beer pong‚ flip cup‚ quarters‚ presidents and A-holes‚ to name a few. As
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Introduction This report examines the problem of underage drinking in Australia. This topic was chosen because underage drinking is one of many legal issues facing Australian society. Teenagers‚ often between the ages of 12 and 17‚ have come to the point of thinking that under-age binge drinking is ‘cool’ and tolerable in our society‚ but Australian law begs to differ. The aim of this report is to investigate the controversy of under-age drinking and Queensland’s legislation such as the Liquor Act 1992
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Binge drinking is quite evident and normal behaviour of western society among teenagers today. Unfortunately‚ binge drinking causes an increase of various risks among teenagers‚ which could inflict upon the health of the binge drinker under certain circumstances. Teenagers need to be informed of the dangers involved and the act should be taken seriously with the possible consequences known. Binge drinking is defined as males consuming 5 or more standard drinks and females consuming 4 or more
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to underage people. I continue to be shocked and distressed at the large amount of incidents that continue to occur in Elk County as a result of drinking alcohol when underage. This problem has hit too close to home and needs to be stopped. The effects of drinking alcohol include the loss of friends‚ family troubles‚ and school
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English Feature Article – Binge Drinking in Teens - Too much‚ too young Statement of intent Weekends are usually treasured by most teens‚ as they are looking forward to their big plans. Some may be chilling with friends‚ catching a movie‚ going to a concert‚ or planning to party. Regardless of what they have planned‚ one thing is for certain; alcohol will be a part of many teens’ weekend plans and there’s research to prove it. Yes‚ one of the most widely available drugs on the market‚ alcohol
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Binge drinking is a significant health problem in Australia. Binge drinking is defined as ‘drinking heavily over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated‚ resulting in immediate and severe intoxication’(Australian Drug Foundation‚ 2016). The effect of binge drinking can be harmful in the short and long term. Jennison‚ (2004) states that binge drinking short term effect on individual include blurred vision‚ coma and death and long-term effect include health problems such as
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