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…
Conclusion I.After being made aware of the facts, drinking and driving is a much biggerissue than what it is made out to be.II.Drinking and driving causes injury and death to thousands of people each year and it's something that could be prevented just by making the decisionto not drive a motorized vehicle after consuming alcohol.III.Many people know the facts and see the results of drinking and driving, butthey always think it won't happen to them, but it can happen…
in the future after the task was planned. This happens every day, from going grocery shopping, getting a haircut, or making that one annoying phone call to an insurance company. This paper is meant to look at how drinking effects prospective memory. This is important because drinking is a big cultural norm that can have bad side effects. Humans need their prospective memory to be sharp and healthy. The last thing anyone wants to happen is to forget to do something important. Alcohol in…
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…
are several processes in our bodies that rely on water so that they can take place. Some of those processes include: digestion, circulation, absorption and so on. This is the reason you should not compromise when it comes to drinking water. There are many benefits of drinking water. The following are some of the reasons you should maximize your water intake: 1. Prevents you from getting headaches. There are many reasons that can make you have a headache. Some of the reasons include: lack of…
Have you ever seen a highway sign that has some sort of statistic about drinking and driving that is meant to convince you not to do just that? Driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated is one of the deadliest actions one can make. There are many statistics as well as stories that one can interpret as a warning to not drink and drive. “Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol is a major public health concern” (Barry, et al.). To be able to drive safely and make the right…
when it comes to drinking water. However, you should definitely consider choosing filtered water. Below is a list of reasons you should drink filtered water: Dangerous Elements And Compounds Removed From Drinking Water Your tap water may have a number of dangerous elements and compounds in it. Arsenic is an example of something that may be in your drinking water. Arsenic is a carcinogen, and it has been linked to cancer. Aluminum is something else that may be in your drinking water. It has…
Binge drinking causes liver inflammation and the liver could stop working. It causes steatosis, or fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. All of these problems are diseases, and if the disease worsens, the liver could fail. Liver failure is…
Stigma behind Alcohol in US and its effect on Young Adults’ Binge Drinking Alcohol is an important part of the social aspect in many cultures across the globe. It is often a pastime of many during various occasions. One could argue that it would be difficult not to see alcohol, in some way or another, on a day-to-day basis. However, particularly in the United States, there is a very negative stigma behind the aspect of drinking as a society, undermining the potential education of alcohol to the…
event that happened on our own campus, I learned that a lot of underage drinking happened. Many students had describe their plans to “pre-turn up” before the concert and then to continue with their partying afterwards. Students often list their plans for the weekend on social media encouraging others to join in and to bring their own drink, as they plan to get blackout drunk. Drinking games, off campus parties and binge drinking are a large part of the campus party culture. They happen, we know…