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that they are less likely to have the same outcome as to when they are off somewhere alone with their other minors drinking? When you mix one drunk with multiple other drunks the outcome isn’t going to be significant. These are all the types of questions that will run through society’s head when discussing this sensitive subject. But the real question is, what would happen if the drinking age got lowered again to a minimum age of only 19 years…

Abuse of alcohol can lead to the dependency of it. Signs of alcohol abuse include loss of interest in work, lacking interest of friends and family, being restless or not having the ability to control their drinking. Nausea, vomiting, headaches, unclear speech, and weak judgement are short term effects of alcohol abuse. Long term effects of alcohol abuse include blackouts, loss of memory, liver disease, thiamine deficiency. This type of abuse can lead to huge…

Underage Drinking: the Never Ending Problem Timothy is a sixteen-year old sophomore. Timmy had never drunk before until last night. He went to a party with his friends and there was alcohol there. He was not planning to drink but his friends kept pressuring him, telling him it was safe and that everything was going to be okay. Timmy began to drink, got very drunk, and decided it would be okay to drive himself home. The nest morning Timmy awoke in the hospital to find that he had gotten into a…

All of these debates have led to the legal drinking age to be set at 21. This current law is a perfect example of a rule with unrealistic expectations and unintended consequences. The ongoing policy that the United States has in effect punishes the youth who consume alcohol when they are younger than 21 years of age. Young adults are going to drink under the legal age, so why should the United States not lower the drinking age to 18? The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 because at age…

possibly do their goal while drinking alcohol. So, they harm people around them. They think they are the best. Using alcohol makes people hate instead of making peace. Rape and sexual assault increase when people are drinking alcohol. According to the article, “Police, Experts: Alcohol Most Common in Sexual Assaults” “Quite honestly, alcohol is no.1 date rape drug” (Jessica). This show between the ages of 18 and 24 many people are assaulted by someone who has been drinking and commits crime.…

Flint, Michigan is a rather small city of about 99,000 people, with a majority (56.6%) of the population being African American and about 41.6% of residents living below the poverty line. Once the home of the United States’ largest General Motors plant, Flint’s economy suffered a major blow when General Motors downsized during the 1980s. A low budget, contaminated water source, and outdated infrastructure have led to a water crisis in Flint, Michigan which is a danger to local residents in…

Social drinking is defined as drinking in a social setting without the intent to get drunk, it usually seen during fine dining, special celebration and small get together. Social drinking has less to do with the act of socialization but more to do with how much alcohol is consumed during the event and what type of alcohol is consumed. A prime example is the difference between having wine with dinner versus drinking a shot of vodka with dinner. Social drinking also takes in to context if the…

major issue, both to humans and the environment. There are many ethical issues surrounding companies who may contribute to water contamination and those who govern water safety. Water contamination events can cause nationwide concern, such as the drinking water in the city of Flint, Michigan and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. Water contamination can have disastrous consequences for the human population with effects such as birth defects and non-communicable diseases.…

For this post, we will discuss alcohol use and abuse. A. Discuss for suggestions that promote the responsible drinking of alcoholic beverages. There are multiple suggestions to promote a responsible drinking of alcoholic beverages. According to Levinthal (2014), an overwhelming proportion of the population drinks on occasion, enjoy the experiences, but have never engage in any violent or aggressive acts. People who never engage in violent or aggressive acts drink in moderate amounts, and avoid…

Drinking culture, specifically among youth in New Zealand is mediated on social networks such as facebook, through posting photographs online, representing various drinking events. While many studies look at this phenomena and place youth as ‘other’, and in a primarily negative light, Goodwin et al’s investigations of mediatised youth drinking culture focuses on why such mediation occurs (Goodwin et al, 2016, 1). Qualitative research of youth who participate in this discourse and analysis of…