Alcoholics Anonymous

United States, the legal drinking age in all 50 states and the District of Columbia is 21 years old. As both sides go back and forth between changing the law and keeping it, I am on the side to go ahead and allow adults over the age of 18 to drink alcoholic beverages. I strongly believe in changing the law for many reasons including the fact that many 18 year olds have already drank and are now adults, that surprisingly lowering the drinking age in many ways can increase the safety and health of…

a hard day? Unfortunately, people in 1920s to early 1930s couldn’t, because the United States’ government prohibited alcoholic beverages. The government’s intention was to reduce crime rate and to make the America a healthier society. However, the outcome of the prohibition wasn’t the result that the government expected. A group of people named bootleggers started to sell alcoholic beverages illegally in a secret bar known as the speakeasies. Since the bootlegging was highly beneficial, it…

A legal limit of 21 does not stop people under 21 from consuming alcohol. Americans under 21 years old continue to use alcohol despite the law. Teenagers will still find a way to drink alcohol so why not lower the drinking age. It’s just like saying I’m never goanna eat junk food but you eventually will. A lower drinking age would allow parents, families, and other guardians to instill safe drinking practices with their children in actions like drinking too much or making bad decisions. As it is…

May I See Your I.D? Most countries consider eighteen a responsible age to start drinking, some of them allow sixteen year olds to buy beer and wine, and this is legal in countries like Belgium, Denmark, and Germany (Griggs). While some people may say that eighteen is too low of an age to start drinking, other people believe that eighteen is a very reasonable age to start drinking. Even though it encourages drunk driving, and teenagers already drink underage illegally. The drinking age should be…

Have you ever thought about how safer the road would be with no drunk drivers? Alcohol-related to crashes that lead to many Americans death from the age 16 to 24. The use of alcohol has a high risk of having problems, for example becoming addicted to alcohol, ending someone’s life including yours, and also ending in a terrible place. Drinking and Driving is dangerous, because not only does it cost your life, but also the lives of innocent people. Becoming an addicted to…

Alcohol is legal for everyone in every state who is twenty one or older. There are many different types of alcohol, depending on what you’re in the mood for. For example, there’s beer, vodka, scotch, whiskey, wine, tequila, bourbon ext… All of the alcoholic beverages you can purchase have a different taste, and a different method of making them. “Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is an intoxicating ingredient found in beer, wine, and liquor. Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of yeast, sugars, and…

The 1920s in the USA, also known as the ‘Roaring 20s’, was a decade of freedom, wealth and change for many groups of people, however many others have greatly lost out. The people who benefitted, such as the industrial owners, women and the young people, have made use of the mechanisation and consumerism, adapting to the change; whereas the others have lost out due to the virtue of their skin colour, nationality or politics, for example new immigrants, Black Americans and the Native American…

Drunk, But Not An Alcoholic Often times, there is a misconception that social drinkers are not as irresponsible as alcoholics are, but that has been proven otherwise. It appears that alcoholics and social drinkers have some similarities and differences, however, alcohol use can become very serious if not consumed in moderation. Being aware of how much alcohol is consumed, and when it’s consumed is important to prevent progression to a dependency to alcohol. Alcoholics and Social drinkers do…

Created in Greece around 2700 B.C.- the first alcoholic drink. Greek literature contained many warnings that made them excessively against drinking. In the sixteenth century, alcohol was used for medical purposes only. For thousands of years, alcohol was used to make fermented grain, fruit juice, and honey. (Alcohol 1) After the production of gin in Britain, alcoholism became a worldwide tradition. After alcoholism became widespread, fifteen million Americans suffered from addiction to alcohol.…

INTRODUCTION Ever since alcohol was introduced into the general public, almost everyone wanted to get themselves a bottle or pack of their favorite beverage. Teenagers are so exception to this. The connection between adolescents and alcohol is a dangerous and complex one. Teenage drinking can be seen, to teens, as a rite of passage to adulthood. This is shown by studies that indicate that almost all teens receive their first drink of alcohol from their parents. Since drinking underage is…