The serious impact of binge drinking has so many different aspects to it. The researchers stated that binge drinking have a big impact on college students who are freshmen because most of them are not aware of the effects of binge drinking can have on college students. This is a major problem‚ because there are a lot of negative impact binge drinking can have on one’s life. When it is taken lightly it occurs more frequently‚ but many students are not aware of it. The researchers reviewed over literature
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Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the over-consumption of alcohol‚ especially amongst young people. In the UK‚ abuse of alcohol has contributed to several social‚ economic and health problems‚ including: Alcohol related accidents. Health problems Alcohol addiction major cause of family breakdown. According to a report
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minimum drinking age should be in the United States. Many people think that it should remain at 21 years old and others believe that it should be lowered to 18. While both have their own various reasons‚ this has been an important topic in our country for a long time. President Ronald Reagan signed and passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Law in 1984 which obligated states to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or suffer reductions in Federal highway funds. The highway funds and drinking age was
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12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking Health Risks of Alcohol: 12 Health Problems Associated with Chronic Heavy Drinking Share this: Font size: AAA By David Freeman WebMD Feature Reviewed by Marina Katz‚ MD It’s no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems‚ including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But if you think liver disease and car crashes are the only health risks posed by drinking‚ think again: Researchers have linked
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a commonly known fact that alcohol is a drug that negatively affects a college campus on a daily basis and I see it first hand affecting UNC-Charlotte. There are a number of reasons that this is true. College is one of the main places that binge drinking occurs because you are finally living on your own and can make your own decisions. This is extremely unfortunate because most of the students in college are between the ages of 17 and 22. According to studies until the age of 25‚ the human brain
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can vote on who we want the next president of our country to be‚ you can go to a car dealer ship and purchase a car‚ you can even get married! The United States has the highest rate of DUI’s and traffic accidents‚ yet we have the highest legal drinking age. If the age was lowered it would be much safer for those who enjoy to drink. People from the age of eighteen to twenty one can drink safely and securely in their own homes with friends. They could also drink at bars and restaurants under supervision
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enough to drink. The legal age to join the military is 18 years old. Clearly someone along the way thought that was mature enough to go fight for our country. Yet‚ not old enough to have a beer afterwards. I am a firm believer that the legal age for drinking should be 21 years old. However‚
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Ever known someone that was a victim of an alcohol related death or had their lives ruined because of it? Well I have. More than 100‚000 US deaths are caused by excessive alcohol drinking each year. Alcohol is a huge fetter to people and I believe that everyone should be abstinent from it. Alcohol is harmful to the body‚ teens abuse it and drink underage‚ and it has harmful effects on children. Every year‚ more money is spent promoting alcohol than any other product. Perhaps through its elaborate
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as teens feel that the drinking age should be lowered because of the reason above. If in the eye of law at the age of 18 we are considered grown ups and is given the rights to vote‚ the right to get married and the right to legally buy our own property/home; so why not give us the right to drink. Most 18 year olds surround themselves with older people‚ most likely around the ages 20-25. As we see it’s not to far from 18 but still have different rights when it comes to drinking. An organization
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“What we’re doing now to prevent underage drinking isn’t working; it’s time to try something else.” Although many people argue that the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1964‚ which lowed the drinking age from eighteen to twenty one‚ was a good idea. David J Hanson a professor in the State University of New York believed that something needs to be done to make the United States a safer place to live. Is it fair that people in the United States can serve in the military‚ vote in elections‚ serve
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