Drinking

on a daily average 2.26 billion gallons of fresh drinking water, which approximately 6.2 million gallons are used on average each day. Approximately, six million residents of the state consume an average 110 gallons of drinking water per day, per person. New York State Dept. of Health evaluates the water quality throughout the state as well as the Elmira Water Board by measuring all possible and actual threats to the water. Back in 2008, the drinking water wells in nearby Dimock, Pa.,…

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…

independent person that knows how to stand up for them self, then peer pressure is a huge problem. Binge drinking refers to the heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. People may binge drink because they're curious, they believe it will make them feel good, they make look at alcohol as a way to reduce stress, or they want to feel older. I would like to say that binge drinking is not a serious problem among teens today, but i really don't know. It all depends on who your social…

pressure associated with college organizations and groups such as fraternities, sororities, and sports teams (White and Hingson 201+). White and Hingson propose that binge drinking is one of the most harmful activities in college life due to the side effects that come from this activity (201). Students who participate in binge drinking are more likely to have negative consequences such as lower grades, atrocious attitudes, harmful injuries, and unplanned pregnancies (White and Hingson 201+).…

The dangers of drinking and driving is especially dangerous for teenagers and not much is being done about it. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens, and roughly 1/3 of these accidents involve alcohol or another substance (DoSomething). Although it is lower than the previous years, it is still enough to take notice. Teens are less likely to understand the consequences of drinking and driving. Underage drivers are also likely to not wear seatbelts, 74 percent of the young DUI…

about their education, behavior, physical & mental growth, and health. Focusing on that, the crime rate and health problem is mostly seen in youth and reason is none other than drinking and smoking in early age. “The drinking age was last changed, from 18 to 19, in the 1970s” (Allen 1). Changes in the legal eligible age of drinking will have a huge impact on over countries issue’s related to health and crime. It is statistical analysis that 23% Ontario secondary student drinks in hazardous and…

INTRODUCTION Chlorine is considered to be the single largest contributor to safe drinking water in the history of public health. In 1902 the first chlorine disinfection system was installed in Belgium. By the 1920’s nearly the whole world started using the process. Due to this disinfection process many disease-causing microorganisms were abolished. According to Life Magazine (1997) “The filtration of drinking water plus the use of chlorine is probably the most significant public health…

 Hrudey, S. Hrudey, E. and Pollard, S., (2006), “Risk Management for Assuring Safe Drinking Water”, explained the concept that no water can ever maintain the absolute ideal standards thus no water can ever be called safe. Though the population usually wants 100% safe water the percentage of consumer who are ready to accept the flaws is not yet known what is also not clear also is what level of risk is acceptable to the consumers.  Troy W. Hartley, (2006) , “Public Perception and Participation…

sip can be a long term problem in many of teenagers’ lives. Teenagers should be taking better care of their bodies considering the fact that they are still young. Alcohol has many side effects, therefore it should be avoided. If you allow underage drinking it will cause different reactions to the human body. The brain possesses many different functions that are in control of the human body and our actions in general. Memory and coordination are one of them. For example, the brain…

The model literature review two: Subjective Evaluation of Alcohol Consequences and Changes in Drinking Behavior is the subject for the evaluation and critiqued. In the research article, the authors do make opening statements that convince this reader that the topic is current, relevant and important. The authors introduce evidence that creates interest about the research question (Creswell, 2014). The central topics of subjective perceptions of consequences of alcohol consumption by college…