Long-term effects of alcohol

In the United States, alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of death amongst the youths and young adults that accounts for an estimated 75,000 or more deaths every year (Wechsler & Nelson). The number of deaths would have been much greater, but with the legal drinking age set at twenty-one, deaths have been reduced. Although many studies confirm that the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is effective in reducing underage drinking and the consequences from alcohol drinking, some argue…

expense of the majority (Hungerford, 2008). Alcohol has become increasingly accessible over the past two decades, increasing the injuries and deaths among society (about the campaign, n.d.). For the purpose of this essay, the definition of binge drinking is the consumption of five or more alcoholic drinks during a sitting, causing the consumer to become intoxicated (Tomsovic, 1974, as cited in Courtney, Polich, 2009). In the last 10 years there…

Furthermore, within our health promotion we included a video to show the participants the physical effects that binge drinking can have on an individual, we located the video form YouTube, this video was produced by the organisation Alcohol know your limit. As a result of one of our objectives being that participants needed to state 2 reasons why people binge drink, we ensured that on the PowerPoint we included some reasons…

Advertisers promote alcohol products and their use through the world wide web and various social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and so forth. Young people, more specifically between the ages of 12 to 17 are inclined to be affected by alcohol related issues because of the advertising strategies several alcohol companies have put in place. While these advertisements benefit an individual alcohol company, there are many disadvantages in regards to how the promotion of alcohol negatively…

order to continue using drugs. Not wanting to return to jail, David decided to try a different approach to getting clean. This time he entered an MMT clinic and found the relief he so desperately needed. As with most addicts, the warnings about side effects and interactions with other drugs were ignored. The drugs that can interact with methadone in an adverse way are quite numerous. The Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) lists some of these drugs in the fifth chapter of its Client…

“It is absurd and unjust that young Americans can vote, marry, enter contracts and serve in the military at 18 but cannot buy an alcoholic drink in a bar or restaurant.” A statement made by Camille Paglia in Its Time to Let Teenagers Drink Again. Although this article was well written and made some good point I have to disagree with the statements made by Paglia for three main reasons. One being her lack of connection to the issue bring big weakness to her argument and second that this article…

can have long term negative effects on a person physically and mentally. Robertson-James & Nunez ‘s (2012) research indicates that incarcerated women happen to report drug usage more often than incarcerated men do. Drug usage is also a factor that plays into mental health issues for these women. Many people turn to drugs as a way of “getting away from reality” in a sense, or even to attempt to suppress painful feelings that they feel cannot be bettered using any other methods. The effects…

unrealistic idea of the consumption of alcohol and drugs. However, social media can help the emotional wellbeing of youths. Many youths share personal information such as photos of themselves, their cell phone numbers and more. By sharing these private information it can have serious consequences. Online predators can use their shared information to hack into their accounts…

there are nearly the same number of suicides by U.S. servicemen and women every single year. Soldiers are not only impacted by physical injury, but there is a very substantial amount of them who are impacted mentally as well. The physical and mental effects of war are extreme and can be very overwhelming to those who are forced to experience them. The Iraq and Afghanistan war began in October 2001 following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 on the…

This will lead them to have personal crises for days, weeks or even months. They will lose their self-respect and will get involved in substance abuse as well, to find a way of drowning their suffering and pain with alcohol or drugs. All of these actions can lead to long-terms effects on the victim’s life caused by rape. For example, having a low self-esteem, feeling ashamed, sad and guilty. These emotions…