Drinking culture

RESPONSE PAPER In Dwight Haynes essay, “Making Better Choices, Two Approaches to Reducing College Drinking”, the author point out the significant consequences and effects that heavy drinking has on college students. The effects can change ones’ behavior, leading to life altering consequences such as, involvement in criminal activity, injuries, and in some cases, death. Heavy drinking among college students has risen significantly within the past couple of decades, raising concern among many…

The approach emphases on rising awareness of the short and also the long-term impacts of ‘risky’ drinking among young people, and overtime, which contributes to the development of a more accountable drinking culture within Australian humanity. In the year 2008, the Australians government announced that $103.5 million national binge drinking strategy within an initial commitment of $53.5 million throughout 2008-2012. This demonstrates that alcohol consumption is a public…

influence can change everything for a person and affect the people around them. Underage drinking has become a significant issue throughout the years and has caused several people to question the drinking age, especially on college campuses. Having college students drink is harmful to their bodies, especially when they binge drink, but also causes problems for society. There are several consequences associated with drinking in general: drunk driving, violence, poor judgment, and poor decision…

Consumption of alcohol is predominant within Australia and entwined with many social and cultural activities (AIHW, 2013). It has been shown that the consumption of daily drinking has however declined between 2010 and 2013 by 7.2% to 6.2% this was also shown to be at its lowest level since 1991 (AIHW, 2013). During 2010 and 2013, there was a large increase in the proportion of people who had never consumed a full serve of alcohol from 12.1% to 13.8%, where as younger generations are increasing…

Due to the changes in consumption culture, alcohol production and marketing became a more profitable business, new products of alcohol are being produced to increase market share, and further diversify the consumers of alcohol products (Measham & Brain 2005, p.267-268). The introduction of…

don’t realize. All drinking isn’t bad, but when there are excessive consumptions that’s when it becomes a problem. Alcoholism is very personable to me, and with that said I am extremely against excessive amounts of alcohol consumptions. While doing my research on this topic I learned many things about the history of alcoholism, some pros and cons of alcoholism, and I also have stated my view on the topic. “Consumption of alcoholic beverages has been a prominent feature of many cultures since…

of alcohol consumption: A national survey in Singapore Summary Drinking behaviour can significantly vary depending on the geographical area and social contexts. In order to understand the patterns (frequency, quantity, type, context, binge drinking, etc.) social, cultural, ethnic and personal factors affecting drinking behaviour, a national survey is warranted. The survey will also shed light on prime areas such as impacts of drinking (health, social), associated gambling & smoking, perceived…

“Binge drinking is characteristic of a large proportion of college students… Binge drinking is associated with a drinking style that involved frequent consumption of large quantities of alcohol, drunkenness, drinking to get drunk, and perception of the appropriateness of heavy drinking in social situations” (p.2929). This explanation of binge drinking supports findings in the 2010 Monitoring the Future report (2010) which states that 65% of full-time college students reported drinking in the…

Suddenly, I hear what seems to be an insult towards me, I’m infuriated, and I lose it swinging towards the young boy knocking him unconscious as he falls helplessly towards the cement kerb. Blood begins to trail into the gutter and down the drain. Drinking is a social norm in Australia, people often go to pubs after a day’s work to blow off steam, and some go out during the night, it is such a regular occurrence that some marketing campaigns now focus on “having a cold one”.…

1. Introduction Alcohol abuse is a serious social issue that consists of a constant pattern of drinking that can result in negative health, work, educational and social effects. Alcohol itself causes approximately 1.8 million deaths per year and around 90% of Australian adults have tried it at least once. Most people will be affected by alcohol abuse at least once in their lifetime – whether they are the abuser or friends and family. 2. History of alcohol In the 16th century alcohol, which…