Drinking culture

Drinking is such a hard decision in anyone’s life. If you make the decision to drink, you need to be responsible for it. Everyone is told not to do drugs and not to drink when they’re older, but the majority of the people who are told this don’t follow through with it. Drinking can be so dangerous. If you decide to drink and then make the decision to pick up keys and get into your car and drive, you’re not only risking your life but any other people who are on the road with you. If you’ve been…

DWI: Drinking While Immature Hanging out with friends, partying and playing truth or dare are just a few things that appear harmless until someone out of the group becomes the supplier. Supplier? You might ask. There is always that one friend who can get whatever from whomever and of course it is illegal. By ages 19 and 20, 70 percent of all drinkers engage in heavy drinking, suggesting that the majority of young people are at great risk of making poor decisions that have significant long-term…

The two articles “Taking Up Binge Drinking in College: The Influences of Person, Social Group, and Environment” by Elissa R. Weitzman, Toben F. Nelson, and Henry Wechsler, and “Press Release from the Harvard School of Public Health” by Henry Wechsler and Elissa Weitzman, the audience for the two articles is researcher, professors, and college administrators and the purpose of the research studies is to have freshman college students not to drink like they do because it could kill them or get…

Alcohol should be illegal in Canada because it can cause many negative impacts to our lives. Today, people believe that drinking alcohol is a way to forget about stress and anxiety that is bothering them. As a result, a tremendous amount of people is getting addicted to alcohol. However, drinking can caused constant misfortune to one’s life. When an individual becomes dependent on alcohol, it may lead to consequences including health problems, mental issues and social influences. The…

A mass of the participants also held an accepting attitude toward; drinking of alcohol 82%, getting drunk 57.8%, and even underage drinking 51%. More than half the participants only disapproved on heavy drinking alcohol related behaviors which was 52.7%. When asked about peers use of alcohol behaviors a large portion came out relatively high. The results show that 90% of close friends drink…

“Just take one drink” and “you’ll have more fun once you start drinking” are some phrases that teens are influenced by in today’s society. All teenagers would love to say that they have not been influenced by peer pressure, but most of the time a teenagers first drink occurs due to peer pressure. Teenagers see and hear about alcohol while watching tv, listening to much, and just hanging out with friends. The idea of drinking these days is to get drunk so you’ll be someone else. Be more outgoing…

findings of this study were that at age 16 those with high SES predicted frequent alcohol consumption and those with low SES predicted alcohol-related problems. Those with high SES at age 18 predicted frequent alcohol consumption, heavy episodic drinking and signs of alcohol dependence. Those with low SES at age 18 predicted high quantity alcohol consumption. The author suggested that these findings mean that there is a complex relationship between socioeconomic status and alcohol and drug…

You’re drowning in stress, and feel like it’s not going to get better. You need an escape, alcohol may be your best option. Getting drunk brings your mood up and makes you happy. But you know what’s even better? Driving drunk. Many people have experienced this amazing feeling. You get to go down the road driving faster than the speed of light, it feels incredible. (Hyperbole) You see the road in a blur swerving to stay in your lane, there’s nothing better. In 2015 driving sober left 10,265…

and sleeping patterns effected college students. Previous research examined how sleep patterns and alcohol use coincide with each other in affecting. Participates were 2,689 undergraduate students and of these participants 2,044 (76.0%) reported drinking at least 1 day in the past month. The sample was 62.8% female and reported a mean age of 20.09 years and was ethnically diverse, African American being 2.4%, Asian being 15.5%, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander being 1.6%, Hispanic being 12.9%,…

alcohol level prior to departure, and if found to exceed legal limits, will be required to use alternative transportation. Many Canadians and visitors go out at night or even during the day, and will consume alcoholic beverages. As the time flies by drinking in the bar, a person may believe they are capable of driving themselves and their friends’ home. If a person is intoxicated beyond the legal limit, the drive home may become a real challenge. Drivers under the influence report the lines on…