Danger to others is one of the most serious risks when it comes to alcoholism. Getting behind the wheel of a car while under the influence not only puts you at risk but many many others and that is just not fair. When you are drunk you are not making decisions with your best judgement, so drunk driving is more common than we give notice to. On average, someone is injured in a drunk driving accident every two minutes. Drinking gives people a false sense of courage and they get behind the wheel because they think that they are not as intoxicated as they actually are. Facts show that it only takes 5 drinks in one sitting for men to be considered binge drinking and it takes women one less drink than men. Women feel the effects of alcohol much
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A report done in 2012 shows that approximately 9.3 million people ages 12 to 20 years old admit to drinking alcohol within the previous 30 days prior to the survey. Of those tested, 30 percent admitted to binge drinking once, if not more, in that amount of time. About 20 percent of those students met the requirements to be considered alcoholics. Eightteen studies about how to prevent adolescent and young adult age drinking are considered in this journal, only fourteen proved to be productive. The authors say that “while this review reveals various effective interventions for reducing alcohol use among college students, more research is needed” (42). Better understanding of prevention binge drinking needs to be acquired (Bridges …show more content…
Red wine has additional beneficial chemicals in it that might actually improve heart health, if drunk in moderation, maybe once or twice a week. The chemicals in red wine have positive effects on your heart, but the author of this article, Dr. Gupta, later goes on to tells us that excessive drinking is believed to be a key factor for a rise in C-reactive protein (CRP), a protein made by the liver that is then released into the bloodstream within a few hours after tissue injury or other cause of inflammation. The author then suggests that drinking is not ideal, but it is not exactly bad unless it is done excessively (Gupta
A report done in 2012 shows that approximately 9.3 million people ages 12 to 20 years old admit to drinking alcohol within the previous 30 days prior to the survey. Of those tested, 30 percent admitted to binge drinking once, if not more, in that amount of time. About 20 percent of those students met the requirements to be considered alcoholics. Eightteen studies about how to prevent adolescent and young adult age drinking are considered in this journal, only fourteen proved to be productive. The authors say that “while this review reveals various effective interventions for reducing alcohol use among college students, more research is needed” (42). Better understanding of prevention binge drinking needs to be acquired (Bridges …show more content…
Red wine has additional beneficial chemicals in it that might actually improve heart health, if drunk in moderation, maybe once or twice a week. The chemicals in red wine have positive effects on your heart, but the author of this article, Dr. Gupta, later goes on to tells us that excessive drinking is believed to be a key factor for a rise in C-reactive protein (CRP), a protein made by the liver that is then released into the bloodstream within a few hours after tissue injury or other cause of inflammation. The author then suggests that drinking is not ideal, but it is not exactly bad unless it is done excessively (Gupta