Consumption of Alcohol within Society Alcohol has been around in society for many generations, and there are records in history that inform us of this. Sixty-one percent of the one hundred and ninety countries have set the drinking age at eighteen. The United States and eleven other countries have a MLDA (minimal legal drinking age) of twenty-one years old, this is the highest MLDA of all the countries where it is legal to drink (although some areas of India have drinking ages as high as twenty five and thirty years old). Alcohol is banned in sixteen countries, all of them being Muslim countries, and although some have exceptions for non-Muslims countries as well. According to Alcoholism Sourcebook, the rate for binge alcohol use was lowest
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Some of these factors are people who think moderate drinking is correct, underage drinking and culture, etc. According to Alcoholism Sourcebook, research shows that underage drinkers tend to consume more alcohol per occasion than those over the legal minimum drinking age of twenty one. This shows that younger people are starting to drink more showing that they are older in spirit even though they are under in age. Another reason why a person might underage drink would be through peer pressure to be a part of the cool group that could be called rebels to fit in with the crowd. Also, a lot of people will believe in social sayings such as “Boys will be boys”. According to Alcoholism Sourcebook “Men are more likely to drink heavier than are women”. This then puts pressure on the male gender, as they feel like they need to grow …show more content…
Within minutes of drinking alcohol, it travels from the stomach to the brain, where it quickly produces its effects, slowing the action of nerve cells. Approximately 20% of alcohol is absorbed through the stomach. Most of the remaining 80% is absorbed through the small intestine. Alcohol is also carried by the bloodstream to the liver, which eliminates the alcohol from the blood through a process called “metabolizing,” where it is converted to a nontoxic substance. The liver can only metabolize a certain amount at a time, leaving the excess circulating throughout the body. Thus the intensity of the effect on the body is directly related to the amount consumed. When the amount of alcohol in the blood exceeds a certain level, the respiratory (breathing) system slows down markedly, and can cause a coma or death, because oxygen no longer reaches the
Some of these factors are people who think moderate drinking is correct, underage drinking and culture, etc. According to Alcoholism Sourcebook, research shows that underage drinkers tend to consume more alcohol per occasion than those over the legal minimum drinking age of twenty one. This shows that younger people are starting to drink more showing that they are older in spirit even though they are under in age. Another reason why a person might underage drink would be through peer pressure to be a part of the cool group that could be called rebels to fit in with the crowd. Also, a lot of people will believe in social sayings such as “Boys will be boys”. According to Alcoholism Sourcebook “Men are more likely to drink heavier than are women”. This then puts pressure on the male gender, as they feel like they need to grow …show more content…
Within minutes of drinking alcohol, it travels from the stomach to the brain, where it quickly produces its effects, slowing the action of nerve cells. Approximately 20% of alcohol is absorbed through the stomach. Most of the remaining 80% is absorbed through the small intestine. Alcohol is also carried by the bloodstream to the liver, which eliminates the alcohol from the blood through a process called “metabolizing,” where it is converted to a nontoxic substance. The liver can only metabolize a certain amount at a time, leaving the excess circulating throughout the body. Thus the intensity of the effect on the body is directly related to the amount consumed. When the amount of alcohol in the blood exceeds a certain level, the respiratory (breathing) system slows down markedly, and can cause a coma or death, because oxygen no longer reaches the