National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Let’s Not Go That Low Alcohol consumptions kills nearly 88,000 people annually(NIAAA). These deaths are preventable by not being intoxicating while driving, or not excessively drinking and damaging your body. The drinking age in the United States today is 21 years of age or older, anyone younger than this is breaking the law with some exceptions. Although it has not always been set at this age. Alcohol has had issues with the government for decades. In the 1920’s the government banned the…

Many people wonder how much sleep they need. According to experts with the National Sleep Foundation, “Children aged six to nine need nine to 11 hours a night,... Teenagers need eight to 10 hours..., Adults aged 18 to 64 need to sleep for seven to nine hours a night,...[and] people over the age of 65, [need] seven and eight hours” (Dillner). People often think that they are okay to sleep too long or not long enough, but studies are finding that such sleep habits can have serious effects on their…

For many years, one of the biggest issues nationwide has been the abuse of alcohol by all age groups; however, this is primarily true for the 18-21 year old age bracket. In 1987, Ronald Reagan and his administration pressured states by threatening local funding cuts. His ultimate goal was for a nationwide minimum legal drinking age of 21 (Tooney, et al, 2009). Supporters of this, such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), believed that this law would end drunk driving related deaths. As a…

It is found in young students, and most commonly in adults. “Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among America’s youth, and drinking by young people poses enormous health and safety risks”(History speaks for itself). Binge drinking goes right along with being an alcoholic. The more a teen binge drinks while they are young gets them to tolerate alcohol making it harder for one to become drunk. This makes a teens body crave…

There are pros and cons to everything. With texting and driving there are also some statistics that show the numbers of collisions not reducing or stay in the same. Along with not even doing anything with the attention of the driver. There have already been a significant amount of bans in many other provinces or states that people just get annoyed that there are so many bans, and they start to not care about any of the bans. Lastly, the amount of enforcement officers would have to do would be…

Introduction With all the changes that have been recently made in healthcare, including how it is delivered to the general public, organizations and businesses are searching for better, more effective means of healthcare delivery. Challenges such as preventative care, healthcare accessibility, healthcare system abuse, and the need to reduce hospital readmissions are being examined for possible solutions. One of the solutions they discovered is the use of Community Paramedicine and Community…

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Bri Pinkston Holland 5A Honors English III 19 February 2016 Prom Experience “Senior prom is a big deal because it’s your last big dance together before everybody goes to college,” Lindsey McMahon, a senior at Vestavia Hills High School, tells Vollers. “It’s like your last hurrah.” For many, prom is known as an American rite of passage. It’s supposed to be the best night of your life. But for others, the night falls short of all the build up. Prom is a memorable high school experience, but it’s…

Cause - Then In the early 1980s, consumers had complained to Audi about a sudden acceleration problem in their Audi 5000 vehicles (Wathen, 1987). As a result, in March 1986, the Center for Auto Safety submitted a petition to Audi of America, requesting the recall of all 1978 through 1986 Audi 5000 models for the dangerous malfunction. Later that year, on November 23, 1986, the popular CBS television program 60 Minutes aired a report titled “Out of Control” highlighting the case of Kristi…

Marijuana should not be legalized in the United States of America A family of three is driving to a restaurant in celebration of little six year old Jimmy’s soccer season’s ending. They are following all the rules of the road as the head to celebrate, then, disaster. A new law had recently passed throughout the country allowed for the access to recreational marijuana. A person under the influence of marijuana did not react to the red light soon enough and slammed into the back of Jimmy’s car…