Underage Drinking Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography for Underage College Drinking

Admit it. Once in your life, you have had your first alcoholic drink while under the age twenty-one. Whether it was a sip or a glass, you’ve had a taste. Do you remember the flavor? The smell? Who were you around? Did you feel different? Did it make you want to drink again? These are just some everyday thoughts that go through a young college adult’s head. Underage College Drinking is a serious college issue because it can impair students’ train of thought towards academics, can lead to poor drinking habits, and can lead to death.

Board, E. (Ed.). (June 15). Cutting Down On Under-Age Drinking.
Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cutting-down-on-underage-drinking/

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It gives specific details and background information or what the outcome is like for Underage drinkers. The author has this to say: “This bulletin discusses adolescents’ neurological, social, and emotional development and examines why youth begin drinking alcohol. It then reviews literature that addresses the neurological, health, behavioral, safety, social, academic, and justice system consequences that result when youth and young adults engage in underage drinking” (Hanes 1).
My Assessment: This article will be what I use to wrap up my bibliography. It has all the information I need to back up all my arguments. It talks about academics, statistics, everything that you can think of about the topic Underage Drinking. I enjoy this article because it goes into depth. It talks about the emotional side, the neurological side; it has bullet points of long term side Effects, and so forth. I especially like this article because I can relate to the information given. I wouldn’t want people to get stuck down an uneasy path, that’s why it’s better to just not drink period until you’re a little more mature. Even the age twenty-one isn’t quite mature enough to

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