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    form. These nitrates are from manure products that have not been absorbed by plants. This is not particularly dangerous to adults, but with excess levels can cause “blue baby” disease (methemoglobinemia) in young infants (Nitrate: Health Effects in Drinking Water, McCasland). Chlorinated water also affects its taste and smell. Using chlorinated water to make coffee, tea, soups, etc changes its taste and…

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    we are thirsty and some of us drink it when we are fully hydrated. The surprising thing is that there are some people who do not like drinking water at all. In fact, we need water to keep our health well no matter who we are. The importance of drinking water for our bodies is paramount to our health, because it makes up to 70 percent of our bodies’ weight. Drinking water regularly in daily basis is the best gift we can offer to our bodies, since the water can give us a lot of benefits such as it…

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    In studies it has been reported that binge drinking is the most enjoyable way of getting drunk among adolescents—often an intended effect and a product of individual choice (Coleman, Cater 2005). Motivations for drinking in this manner can be separated by social facilitation, individual benefits, and social norms and influences (Coleman, et al., 2005). Social facilitation was the…

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    fit in or being pressured by the people they associate themselves with. With all of the uncontrollable drinking, it leads to deaths, assaults, injuries, unprotected sex, sexual abuse, health problems, and more. College drinking is a serious problem because most of the students cannot control their intake of alcohol or they tend to binge drink which can lead to consequences. Therefore, the drinking on a college campus should be limited or controlled and the age should not be lowered should…

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    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…

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    This article concentrates on the psychological impacts of drinking describing how cravings can develop and you rely on alcohol for mood changes and divert attention away from life’s problems. It describes how negative social relationships can be the consequence of excessive drinking. Alcohol is known for reducing inhibitions, and by using it empower people to engage in behavior that might otherwise be socially or legally forbidden or discouraged. Alcohol is known to be introduced to relieve…

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    Binge drinking in college students has become the unfortunate trend of the modern day. Some think it’s just kids having a good time but others call it ¨The Plague On College Campuses¨. Binge drinking is when someone drinks double or more than their body can handle. For example, two pints of beer is the usual amount the body is supposed to take in but if someone were to drink fourthat would be categorized as binge drinking. College students are the number one age group that consume a great deal…

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    Alcohol has been around for many years in many different forms. Alcohol has also caused its fair share of problems since people started drinking it, but society cannot seem to let it go. Drinking alcohol not only causes damage to the liver, heart, pancreas, and stomach, but it also affects one’s judgement and causes him or her to not think clearly. Alcohol slows down every reaction in someone’s body, but makes them feel very calm and sometimes even confident. Driving while under the influence…

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    Binge drinking is defined as “consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session with the intention of getting drunk” (Youth Central, 2014). This usually means five or more standard drinks for men and four or more drinks for women. Standard drink in Australia is defined as containing 10 grams of pure alcohol, and for example one can of mid-strength beer, a 100ml glass of wine or a 30ml shot of spirits is one standard drink (National Health and Medical Research Council, 2015). Many young…

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    us research-based studies that tell us adolescent drinking has increased almost ten percent in the last ten years. The question Silveri attempts to answer is what effects does this have directly on adolescents, and on society as a whole. Is this the effect of underlying factors such as alcohol being easier to obtain by adolescents or even an increase in depression by adolescents? Additionally Silveri discusses the types of harms adolescent drinking has directly the brain. Silveri solely relies…

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