Alcoholics Anonymous

Many temperance advocates in the early-and mid- nineteenth century saw drinking as an individual decision and not something that should be against the law. Groups like WCTU and ASL began to lobby the government for laws that would completely ban alcoholic drinks. The Prohibition movement was not universally popular. It had more support in rural areas than in cities. Protestant groups were more likely to embrace prohibition as a way to eliminate…

Richard D. is a current master that has successfully retained his pledge of abstinence. His story, one of many, accurately exhibits the Stages of Change model as it was clear that he experienced each stage respectively. In the beginning, Richard mentioned that no matter how much times he drank, he always knew he would quit at one point-he just didn’t know when. From this piece of evidence alone, Richard is displaying characteristic of the pre-contemplation stage. Furthermore, after getting…

Energy drinks are packed full of sugars and caffeine to give you that ¨energy¨ feeling. People drink energy drinks all the time not thinking of what they are putting into their bodys. One energy drink is usually more than the suggested amount of sugar for a day and many people drink more than one in short periods of time. This becomes an issue because Americans are becoming obese.According to Guardian ¨ nearly 30% of kids under the age of twenty are obese¨ (para 9), this is a problem in the…

Energy drinks are thought to provide a burst of energy when consumed. However, proof supporting this claim is very minimal. In the article “Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof is Scant” by Barry Meier, he tries to prove that claim. The author does successfully support the article’s title by introducing the way energy drinks’ marketing teams approach the topic, explaining how additives don’t have much impact on the drink, and through comparing the drinks to caffeine. The marketing…

Long term effects of alcohol Drinking alcohol is kind of drug addiction. Alcohol or ethanol is the constituent in wine, beer, and spirits. Booze production takes place through fermentation process which involves conversion of sugar into ethyl alcohol. Liquor affects various organs of the body and its effects are depending upon different factors such as age, consumption of liquor. In this essay I will discuss how alcohol affects biological system of the body. Ethyl alcohol is rapidly absorbed…

Driving under the influence of alcohol, otherwise known as drunk driving, is one of the leading causes of road accidents in the U.S., even though it’s illegal. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 28 people die every day due to an alcohol impaired driver, adding up to 10,265 fatalities in 2015, almost one-third of road accident related deaths in the US. However, there are numerous ways to prevent these fatalities, including, but not limited to: sobriety checkpoints and high-visibility…

Having even stricter laws may not hurt drivers in Indiana either. License suspensions should be longer. If someone is drinking and driving, their tendencies are not just going to go away with a snap. If a driver gets let off with a suspension on their license for just 180 days, that same driver may decide that the consequences are not too serious, and just go ahead and drink and drive again. If a driver got their license suspended for at least a year, they would have time to think about what…

Alcoholism has been perceived to have a psychological dependence with signs of both having a tolerance and to withdrawing from a lack of the substance. Having a tolerance to alcohol usually results in the person taking more doses each time they drink to achieve the same effects they experienced the last time and when a person with a high tolerance stops consuming alcohol they are prone to withdrawal symptoms which can include an increased heart rate, anxiety, and hypertension (Passer, Smith,…

The purpose of this research study is to address the question of should drivers who are prosecuted with a DUI lose their license. The reason this topic is important is because those who have DUI’s on their record only face minimal consequences. On the first offense, the driver’s license is only suspended for 4 months. However, on the second offense within 10 years will result in a one year suspension. It is shown that DUI’s are one of the major causes of death each year. Those who are caught…

In Michelle Crouch’s and Mary Kate Frank’s article,“Caffeine Overload?” from Junior Scholastic , they argue that caffeine is harmful and shouldn’t be advertised to minors. The author claims that caffeine is dangerous because, it can cause tiredness, decreased brain development, hyperactivity and other serious problems for health, especially for young people. The FDA was asked to require safety warnings on energy drinks, showing again how serious this problem is. “These drinks have no…