Drinking culture

practice safe drinking maturely. If this class is completed and passed by a certain individual, he or she are allowed to consume alcohol at the college in that state. If not, they are to be restricted from doing so. Once attending, an alcohol orientation program is required for students to complete online, and students are regularly screened for signs of alcohol problems at the student health center (Walters 579). Each attendant at the college is also trained to recognize the possibilities of…

Is lowering the drinking age from age twenty one to age eighteen a smart idea? Many believe yes and yet there are still many who believe the drinking age should be kept at age twenty one. Age eighteen is considered the age of majority and legally considered to be an adult and with it comes all the rights and responsibilities of becoming an adult. This allows a person the right make the following decisions: vote in any and/or all elections, apply for credit cards, enlist in the military,…

nowadays people seem to consume more than what is intended. the ignorance in teens however has begun to skyrocket, knowing of the legal age for drinking, teens still seem to disobey the rules that are set into place. generally speaking drinking is intended to be for adults who are experienced within the aspects of alcoholic beverages. we all want to have that high in our life when we can just forget about what is happening and enjoy the in the…

Do you think consuming enormous amount of alcohol is cool? Does drinking relax your mind? Does it take away all your problems? The answers to all of these questions is no. Getting drunk does not make you cool in my eyes it makes you irresponsible. It may relax your mind for a little while but after that your mind is back to being all over the place again. It doesn’t take your problems away because after you sober up you still have the same problems you had before. Getting drunk may make you feel…

The legal drinking age should remain at age twenty-one for several reasons. Many of these reasons are for safety. If people start drinking at a young age it can cause brain damage. Many people are aware that drinking below the age of twenty-one can cause brain damage. In fact, 74% of Americans would vote against lowering the drinking age (Engel). It’s still dangerous for anyone to drink alcohol, whether twenty-one or not. The brain is still forming until the mid-twenties (Beacon). With the…

Are you aware that approximately 25,000 people are killed due to drunk driving? In addition, alcohol is the number one factor in traffic deaths.(Gottfried 51) Not only teenagers, but adults, too, and even babies. Is drinking and driving still a problem for teenagers? That is a question most adults worry about, especially if their child(ren) is involved in a terrible car accident. That is one thing a parent does not want to go through. Many teens do not know how this effects people both…

throats should be able to feel the burn of jack daniels. If you can toss a hand grenades you should be able to toss back a shot of tequilla” (Levine). In the United States the legal drinking age is twenty-one, while other countries have theirs lower and are having less underage drinking problems. This shows why the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. At the age of eighteen kids get many new responsibilities. Some new activities brought on by that glorious day can…

Encyclopedia of Science, science research shows that people who have alcoholism in their family are four times more likely to start drinking or become an alcoholic. If a child has a parent who is an alcoholic, he or she has a higher chance of becoming an alcoholic as well (“Alcoholism” Sick) . Many alcoholics blame stress and their children as the reason for drinking. The parents who blame their kids also tend to abuse them (“Alcoholism”Sick). Generally the children who have been a victim of…

Underage Drinking Underage drinking is a massive problem nationally. About 5.4 million people ages 12 through 20 participate in underage drinking in the United States. Many teens who try alcohol for the first time don’t realize the effect it can have on their lives. Aside from the legal consequences that can result from underage drinking it also can effect the development of a persons brain. When a teenager consumes alcohol I believe they know what can happen legally, but they do not know that…

There are many effects when it comes to lowering the drinking age to eighteen. Since that is the age that teenagers will legally become adults, they should be able to decide whether they want to consume alcohol or not. There would be less underage drinking, and by lowering the age to eighteen would decrease unsafe drinking activity. Traffic accidents and fatalities could also be lowered by lowering the drinking age. Lowering the drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen would decrease the thrill…