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    • “Sin taxes” on cigarettes and alcohol are designed to boost revenue‚ not improve public health • Minimum alcohol pricing will exacerbate poverty and entrench inequality without discouraging binge drinking • Most of the costs of drinking and smoking fall on individual consumers‚ not the public. There is no economic justification for increasing taxes on smokers and drinkers. In a report released today‚ The Wages of Sin Taxes (Download PDF) by Christopher Snowdon‚ the Adam Smith Institute condemns

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    This alarming number shows that drinking as well as binge drinking on campuses is overly common. There has been an increase in the quantity as well as the frequency of alcohol intake. “Statistics Canada data on sales of alcoholic beverages (in litres of absolute alcohol) show that per adult consumption of alcohol has increased by over 11% in Canada in the past decade” (Stockwell et al‚ 2007). By analyzing trends in alcoholic consumption we can see a clear pattern as well as many associated risks

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    Lyndsey M. Pickens 11 November 2013 Underage Drinking Underage drinking is very common among high school students‚ whether it be to “fit in” with their friends or to try something new. There are many reasons people drink when they are underage‚ but they may not know all the risks or consequences that follow. Some of the major things that can come from teen drinking are alcohol related deaths‚ illnesses‚ and diseases‚ and bad choices made while under the influence. There are also many effects

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    Frankie Cline Ms. Erby English 108 Fall 12 12/4/12 The drinking age of 21 should be lowered to the age of 18. Many rights have different ages of initiation. A person can obtain a hunting license at age 12‚ driver ’s license at age 16‚ vote and serve in the military at 18‚ serve in the U.S. House of Representatives at age 25 and in the U.S. Senate at age 30‚ and run for President at age 35. At 18 years old you ’re considered to be an adult. You can get loans‚ buy a car‚ house‚ get marry‚

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    other adults on the reservation‚ this dependence on alcohol does not make Jr.’s father violent or abusive‚ but rather causes him to withdraw. Jr.’s father fails to be fully present in Jr.’s life. Jr. states‚ “Whenever my father isn’t off on a drinking binge‚ he spends most of his time in his bedroom‚ alone‚ watching TV”(39). This portrays how even when Jr.’s father is in the home‚ he voluntarily removes himself from his son’s life. Sadly‚ this perpetuates Jr.’s idea that he is an outcast‚ unwanted

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    Drinking and driving has become the leading cause of deaths in today’s society. Each year the amount of people engaging in drunk driving increases greatly. Young teens to adults as well partake in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol takes a toll on the human brain to cause people to make immoral decisions. Not only is this affecting yourself but the innocent people around you. Driving drunk can lead to serious penalties. Every day we see and hear terrible tragedies about the loss of loved ones

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    problems‚ and interpersonal violence. Work People with alcohol dependence and drinking problems are on sick leave more frequently than other employees. In Great Britain‚ up to 25% of workplace accidents and around 60% of fatal accidents at work may be linked to alcohol. drinking alcohol at work and hangovers may reduce productivity. Performance at work may be affected both by the volume and pattern of drinking. Co-workers perceive that heavy drinkers have lower performance‚ problems in personal

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    Essay The legal drinking age has been a continuously debated subject in the United States since its establishment. The national legal drinking age of twenty-one years old was placed in 1984 and still holds to the present‚ but many have begun questioning whether twenty-one is still an appropriate age for our current society. Much of this debate starts with college campuses and binge drinking. As a senior in high school‚ and soon-to-be freshman in college‚ I began wondering if the drinking age is still

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    even say that it should be raised. However‚ the legal drinking age sometimes causes more trouble than it prevents. Why is 18 the magical age that makes one intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? There’s a idea that immature people are less likely to handle the effects of alcohol‚ so why is the random age limit (at age 18). We all know that some people under 21 who can drink responsibly‚ and some over 21 with no hope of ever drinking responsibly‚ Why isn’t the limit 21 or 35 or 40? This

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    driving fatalities. Then‚ in 1984‚ Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act‚ which stated that states must raise the minimum drinking age to 21 by 1986‚ or they will lose ten percent of their federal highway funding. This act shows just how serious of an issue youth drinking had become. As a result of this‚ there has been a dramatic decrease in drunk driving deaths. Today‚ the debate on what the minimum drinking age should be has become an important question in today’s society. It is

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