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    stricter parents and lots of restrictions. Young drinkers know it’s dangerous, but how much? Underage drinking can make teens do things they have most likely have never done like binge drink, break the law, and alcohol can damage insides. One out of control result of alcohol is binge drinking. Binge drinking is drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time. Same as regular alcohol drinking, children and teens drink it…

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    for them to do. However, the bigger problem is actually binge drinking because it is “defined as the heavy, episodic use of alcohol” (Wechsler 337). Although many see this as something fun and entertaining, alcohol consumption…

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    Introduction Underage drinking is the most known-unknown problem in the United States. Underage drinking is no stranger to anyone, but the amount of effect it has goes widely unnoticed. Alcohol is the most abused drug among the youth, more than tobacco or cannabis. According to a National survey on drug and alcohol abuse by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMSHA thirty-five percent of fifteen-year old children had drank alcohol at least once before, by the time…

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    Some colleges support the use of alcohol on campus, but college students continue to take advantage of alcohol usage. The three factors which contribute to students who binge drink on college campuses are peer pressure, a relief from stress, and risk taking. The first factor which contributes to college students binge drinking on campus is peer pressure. Peer pressure is a major problem for students, especially freshman. When students first get on campus, they want to meet new people, and will…

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    comes to drinking alcohol. Although consuming alcohol may be an easy and accessible way to escape from real life obstacles, it can provoke some significant problems as a result of abusing alcohol. One of the many problems college students…

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    of drugs in the world, such as, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, LSD, tobacco, alcohol and many more. In a college campus, alcohol is the most commonly used drug (Wechsler, 73). The most problems faced by American students in college are heavy episodic drinking, and is a very serious problem in most, if not all cases (O’Malley 73). Some people do not consider alcohol and tobacco drugs but they most certainly are. In my opinion, if anything is addictive and harmful to your body I do in fact consider…

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    the future generation to help reduce the amount of drunk driving accidents Although drinking seems like the cool thing to do while teens are in high school, it’s really one of the dumbest things to do. This is because teens are pressured into doing something that they are not comfortable with. I mean the only people who should be comfortable with getting drunk are adults, such as your parents. Underage drinking can get some minors in serious crimes and can get on their permanent record…

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    partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) by using Smart PLS 3.0 software in order to examine the current state of alcohol use and driving behaviors and to predict the behavioral intention to the use of alcohol and driving after drinking among respondents. The results of the study will contribute significantly to the literature on alcohol and drink-driving behaviors as well as it has important implications for alcohol management and road crash prevention for Cambodia.…

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    INTRODUCTION: Alcohol consumption during post-secondary presents a major public health issue, as many students tend to engage in heavy episodic drinking. The purpose of this study is assess if there is a correlation between the consumption of alcohol and a student’s overall academic performance. The researcher wanted to specifically investigate if the consumption of alcohol lead to a negative effect on the GPA’s of post-secondary students. METHOD: 27,774 undergraduate students from 44…

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    It is a very effective way to suck youth into the dangers of underage alcohol consumption. Movie portrayal of a product is a very effective form of advertising. The movie Superbad is a movie about underage age drinking. In a nutshell it is a movie about teenagers drinking lots of alcohol, trying to have sex, and having great adventures with great friends. Sure they have their bad moments but all in all alcohol is glorified in the movie. I am not saying we need to ban movies with alcohol…

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