Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on Driving Essay

drinking of alcohol leading to psychological and physical dependence or addiction” (“Alcoholism”). Drinking while driving is against the law and an arrestable offense. Many argue that drinking alcohol moderately, in a safe environment will not cause harm. Despite this, it is more complicated when people drink without limiting themselves which can lead to hostility and long-term effects on the brain and the people in your life. People should not drink alcohol because it can cause drinking and…

Alcohol Awareness Every year there are hundreds of thousands of reports of drunk driving which leads to possible death and injury. Most of the time it’s death. At any time and any place someone can make the slightest of mistakes and could cost them their life. Teenagers my age don’t realize how precious our bodies are and how important we are for the years to come. We may not seem like were doing much now but in a few years, our generation plans on changing the world. I think one way for…

field as well. Millions of people suffer from addiction, from drinking, use of prescription drugs non-medically, substance abuse of illicit and over-the-counter medications. According to SAMHSA 's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 22.5 million people (8.5 percent of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol problem in 2014. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016). It can affect a person negatively, losing a job, family, going to jail, having…

Legalizing Recreational Drugs Recreational drugs are drugs with psychoactive (mind-altering) effects that are taken mainly for the “high” rather than for a legitimate medical purpose. Recreational drugs are commonly split up into four categories: 1. Hallucinogenic drugs (drugs that distort a person’s perceived reality) 2. Depressants (inhibits function of central nervous system) 3. Stimulants (speeds up functions of the central nervous system). The use of recreational drugs has been a point of…

drinking age has been risen to 21 in 1984 by congress, drunk driving deaths have been cut in half with the most of the drops being people aged 16 to 20 years old. Around the mid-1970s, alcohol was what caused over 60 percent of traffic accidents. When a person consumes too much alcohol their general vision becomes blurred, the person experiences a loss of depth perception, and peripheral vision becomes extremely blurry. If a person is driving while intoxicated, that person would not be able to…

The first article to review is “Don’t waste police resources,” and it was written by Debra Leach. She is against not raising the Blood Alcohol Limi because she wants our officers to focus on actual criminals. What she means are the ones that are murdering people, stealing, and performing violent crimes. She believes the law enforcement in the United States needs to focus on criminals that are doing much more to warm people. “Such a law could set back safety efforts and give criminal records…

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 remain at twenty-one. Most first-year college students tend to be overly excited for their freedom and independence. With their new found independence, students tend to become more out of control because…

teenagers are overlooking the facts that alcohol is a drug. When alcohol is available easily for minors, it increases the risk of binge drinking, drunk driving, and many health problems. Alcohol has a strong relationship with risky behavior among young adults. Risky behaviors are activities that places a person at increased risk for illness and injury. Regular alcohol use and binge drinking among adolescents are risk behaviors of concern. Early use of alcohol has multiple risk behaviors…

In the state of Arizona a legislative law was passed in 2007 that states it is required for convicted drunk drivers to use an interlock ignition device before they are able to obtain any type of unrestricted driving privileges. Arizona is also a zero tolerance state, which means even first time offenders can face possible impounding of vehicle, fines up to several thousands of dollars, probation, possible jail time or incarceration, interlock ignition device…

Views on reducing the homicide rate in the United States range from finding ways to reduce gun control, becoming more strict on alcohol consumption, and creating at on drug operations. According to our textbook, “firearms injuries are the second leading cause of death for ages 10 and 24 and the third leading cause of death for 25 and 34 year olds” (Alvarez & Bachman, 145). As a result, violent crimes with firearms (handguns) have only increased. The only way to fight of the lack of gun control…