Alcoholics Anonymous

When hearing the phrase drunk driving, one often thinks of despair, tragedy, even death. But what exactly factors into it? And why are drunk drivers still a problem if police know they are out there? What are authorities doing to try and end the epidemic that is drunk driving? The National Department of Transportation says that about one-third of drunk drivers arrested or convicted are repeat offenders. Considering that 1.1 Million people were arrested for driving under the influence in 2014,…

When I was 20 I had my buddy. At my friend’s house. Laughing, giggling and joking, and clinking of beer bottles the sounds of the fun seemed to never stop. While they are pouring the liquid, I ask my buddies how it tastes because it smells awful. “Come on Nerissa, it’s not that bad, just give it a try,” my friend said. After a couple of shots, the sweet bitter taste of it makes me want to have more. Feeling tipsy, and slurry word started to get me. Despite the feeling of tipsy, sing and dance…

person to lose control of how much to consume, thus becoming an alcoholic. Even though the cause of alcoholism is still unknown, it is known that dependency happens when you drink so much that chemical changes in the brain occur. These chemical changes in the brain increase the pleasurable feelings you get when you drink alcohol, which makes you want to drink more and more. There are currently more than fourteen million alcoholics in the U.S as of 2015. Of the fourteen million, 1.5 million are…

I really think the drinking age should be lowered to the age of eighteen. If you think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense. For three main reasons. One, teenagers are going to drink alcohol anyway so we might as well legalize it. Two, people are allowed to vote and fight for our country in the military yet they aren 't allowed to even drink alcohol. So they can go overseas and fight ISIS but wouldn 't be allowed to drink a beer while doing it. Finally, with all the time the police spend…

into gates and trees due to how intoxicated she was. Virginia’s mom noticed her daughter now appears older, and that her health is deteriorating. (Pillon, Reinaldo, 2008) Leia, Virginia’s mom, urged her daughter to go seek help and recommended Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A). After attending AA, she worked hard to drink one less glass of alcohol a day. Currently, she has gone 14 days without drinking and she is working on regaining communication she had with old…

Alcoholic beverages trigger users to get various diseases in the long term such as liver failure, brain disease and death. According to the book titled Alcohol, liquor consumption is the primary reason for fatality or disability in Europe. In other words,…

People tend to think that waitressing is the easiest job in the world; they think it is two simple steps get peoples’ orders and pay attention to them. Yes, those are two important steps that you need to follow, but there are many more qualities of being a good waitress. The most important goals of waitressing is that you want people to feel welcomed and have them come back to the restaurant that you’re serving at. People tend to go out to eat for a couple of reasons, first to not have to cook,…

likely to crash while behind the wheel intoxicated. High school teens drive after drinking about 2.4 million times a month. In fact, eighty-five percent of these teens also say they binge drank. Binge drinking is classified as having five or more alcoholic drinks within a couple hours. Teens behind the wheel while intoxicated may never see another day. One in five teenage drivers involved in a fatal crash had alcohol in their system states a statistic from 2010. Of these drivers, most of them…

The discussion of changing the minimum legal drinking age back to 18 has been a “reverent” discussion since the minimum legal drinking age was changed to 21 years old. We, the United States, has one of the highest minimum legal drinking ages in world where it is legal to drink and this is a good property we have. The minimum drinking age should not be legally lowere due to the medical risks, hidden dangers, and the developments that are still happening to your body during this time. There are…

Should teenagers be allowed to drink alcohol just because they turn eighteen and are now legally adults? In 2009 there were over 10.8 million underage drinkers in the United States alone (Snyder). Addiction to alcohol affects millions of people in the United States. Many people say once they turn 18 they should be able to do whatever they want because they are adults who can make responsible decisions for themselves. For instance, 18 years old’s are legally able to fight for their country in…