Binge drinking

A dark bottle, a large bed and questionable morals, like many alcohol commercials the Chivas Regal whiskey ad advertises the fun that men and women can have by drinking. Most of the ads today impact society in a huge way. When people see this ad and similar ads they start to believe that what they see is morally correct and that they should emulate what they see. This is mainly due to how most alcohol ads are presented to the public. The Chivas Regal ad is advertising a whiskey brand, but in…

The New Zealand man is represented in the media in many ways but yet in most cases, these representations are from a negative perspective. This representation of New Zealand men in the media has also experienced little change throughout history, despite significant changes to the society in which we live in. The average 'Kiwi Bloke ' is shown in the media as a sheep shearin ', beer drinkin ' and hardworking kinda ' guy who is emotionally vacant, uncultured and unintelligent. This depiction of…

“Approximately 7,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 16 take their first drink every day, which is a major problem because those who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin at age 21” (Huffingtonpost 2015). There is growing concern among health officials as to the increased issues associated with the overuse of alcohol, compared to previous years the number of teenagers treated for alcohol poisoning has more than doubled. There…

In a recent commentary article written by Henry Wechsler, he discusses the topic of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 years old. Wechsler states many studies and research of previous attempts that have been made and the different ways that they have been unsuccessful. For example, in 1970 some states alcohol consumption laws had been changed to 18 years of age but when states lowered their drinking age restriction, the amount of alcohol-involved traffic accidents increased (1). After…

therefore cutting them off from their way of life, would induce boredom. According to a study by Patrick and Schulenberg (2010) conduced on high school students, individuals that use alcohol to alleviate boredom are at higher risk for increased binge drinking in comparison to those that use alcohol to have a good time, for which supporting evidence can clearly be seen in the Innu population. As well, research by Jervis et al. (2003) about the people of Grass Creek reservation, a members who have…

Introduction Throughout the course of a 24 hour period, an individual will make numerous personal choices that will either positively or negatively affect their life. The decisions to not touch the hot stove, to eat instead of starve, or to enjoy the company of a loved one are all judgements that can be settled in one’s own brain. As a decision to not touch the stove in order to prevent harm to oneself is made, why is it that alcohol, which may also be determined as destructive to the human…

According to the International Journal of Prevention Medicine (2013) the highest proportion of people with alcohol disorders are between 18 and 29 years, an age bracket that includes the majority of enrolled college students. Alcohol use within the college student population continues to be pervasive and a major concern among researchers, parents, and university faculty today. Annually, approximately one out of every three emergency room visits are ages distributed among the college age bracket…

that is located in the limbic system, including the amygdala and prefrontal area, and the cognitive control system located in the prefrontal and parental regions (Steinberg, 2010A, 2010b). Risk taking in adolescence can involve substance abuse, binge drinking, and impaired driving. Risk taking can be major factors that lead to delinquent, antisocial, and violent behaviours. Rick is 14 when he has dropped out of school, started using cocaine, and has gained a dependency on alcohol. This could be…

States is underage drinking. Ever since the legal drinking age was raised to 21 in all states, it has become the most researched law in history (Dean-Mooney). Some people believe that lowering the drinking age can help solve this problem, some do not. Every year about 1,100 underage youth die in alcoholrelated car crashes and another 300 in nontraffic alcoholrelated car crashes (Main). The problem is obvious but the solution is not. Many think that lowering the legal drinking age will change the…

Alcohol is one of the worlds most abused substance in the world. Believe it or not alcohol is mostly abused by minors and the numbers are increasing. Minors are more likely to binge drink and abuse alcohol than of age limits . Which is why it’s important to maintain the legal drinking age limit of twenty-one. If the drinking age was lowered then the percentage rate of alcohol accessibility to minors and alcohol substance abuse would most likely increase. The brain is an amazing organ in the…