Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on Driving Essay

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI) is the leading cause of death on roadways in the United States (1). Specifically, alcohol has several short-term effects that greatly impair the ability to drive, such as memory impairment, blackouts, recklessness, and impaired decision-making. Those who drink heavily more often also experience long-term effects including a diminished brain size, the inability to think abstractly, loss of perception awareness, memory loss, and decrease in…

Breaking the Habit Breaking the habit of alcohol. Alcohol shouldn’t be legal, it’s worse than or as bad as illegal drugs. It destroys relationships, futures, work performance and the user. Slowly but surely for alcoholics. Alcohol is a gateway drug. You may get away with it 100 times, driving behind the wheel. Under the influence but it only takes one of those times to crash. Per year at least 88,000 men and women die annually Breaking the Habit of alcohol is harder than people might think.…

Many people are curious about trying drugs and experiencing their effects; as a result, some people decide to give in to this curiosity and experiment with drugs, and many of these “experimenters” become “hooked” or addicted. However, a large number of people abstain from drug use because they fear the consequences of imprisonment and addiction. Legalizing drugs will doubtlessly generate more drug users because many people will likely try drugs in curiosity and become addicts, just as people do…

There are many commonly used psychoactive drugs in America that are legal and widely accepted, but alcohol and nicotine take the cake when talking about being the most accepted. Many people consume these products every single day. Psychoactive drugs are defined as being drugs that “act on the nervous system to alter consciousness, modify perceptions, and change moods.” (Definition from page 146 of Experience Psychology, Laura A. King) These drugs will sometimes make you feel better and relieve…

hear the word drugs a thought comes to mind; that thought is don't do drugs because they're detrimental towards health. The drug marijuana is currently legal only for medical purposes but is also being suggested to be legalized for recreational use. Most of the voters are supporters of Proposition 64 but all they want to do is get high, yet they don't understand the outcome of this act. The supporters of this proposition don’t focus or pay attention to the effects of this gateway drug and its…

While many find drinking to be enjoyable, the costs of alcohol misuse and drunk driving are dangerous and often deadly. Teenagers and young adults who are already prone to overindulgence and poor judgement should not have the ability to easily obtain reality altering substances like alcohol. One common misconception about alcohol and the human brain is that it has little to no effect on the way it functions. However, alcohol and other depressants measurably slow down the brain and nervous…

Impaired driving remains a significant road safety, health and economic issue in Canada. In the 70s and 80s significant progress was made in reducing the numbers of drivers on the roads who had been drinking. However, in the mid-90s, there has not been much progress made in reducing the destruction on our roads. This paper will discuss how alcohol has negative side effects on the drinkers, leads overall to terrible events because the people are in a weak state of both mind and body and it’s…

Alcohol Matthew J Rela Kean University HED 4333 Abstract This paper explores Huntington’s disease (HD) which is described as a genetic condition where a mutation occurs on the Huntington gene. This mutation has a specific pathophysiology that leads to the clinical manifestations of the disease. Due to the non-curable nature, the patient management is simply palliative care. Diagnostic and predictive testing can be performed; however, the results are merely to know if the mutation is…

is 21 there are many people who argue that it should be lowered, they argue that if at 18 you are old enough to go to war or vote than they are certainly old enough to consume alcohol. I disagree, the legal age should not be lowered for the following reasons: drunk teenage driving, putting themselves in harm’s way alcohol related health problems. The MLDA 21 was put into act in 1984 by the United States government so that every state would raise their legal consumption and possession age to 21.…

Drug and alcohol abuse has been an ongoing issue for individuals and is considered a social problem in our world today. Drug abuse is considered a social problem because although it affects the abuser in many negative ways it also flows out into society. Stimulants, Depressants and hallucinogens are types of drugs that come in different forms, such as, cocaine, tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and LSD. Furthermore, each form can have different methods of use, immediate effects and potential long…