event ended with 20 graduates at the local emergency room‚ with 17 being treated for alcohol poisoning. Binge drinking has been generally defined as the prolonged use of alcohol (usually for two or more days) while giving up normal responsibilities and activities in order to become intoxicated. Officially‚ the National Institutes of Health defines binge drinking as "a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above." This level of BAC
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Cellular phones‚ for most people today‚ are a necessity in our lives. People take their phones everywhere they go. These days‚ phones have gotten even more complex and we use them as a means for communication by voice‚ text‚ sound‚ and video. Because cell phones are considered such a necessity by many people today‚ the issue has risen regarding the use of phones while driving. These days cell phone use while driving is being compared to driving while being drunk. There are good reasons why people
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Lowering the Drinking Age to 18 Multiple Perspectives May 10 That moment when you feel like you’re old enough to do something but that law forbid you from doing that. When you turn 18 you’re legally able to buy tobacco‚ get a tattoo‚ go to a strip club‚ take loans out‚ adopt a child‚ sign legal documents‚ and join the armed forces. Yet you can do all except drink under the age of 21. There are many other countries in the world that you are allowed to consume alcohol under
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Drinking Age The drinking age was moved from 18 to 21 for a reason. The higher drinking age of 21 has saved many lives‚ helped reduce the amount of underage drinking‚ and therefore should not be lowered. Many studies from a large variety of sources have proven higher drinking ages have a positive effect on society. Alcohol is harmful to the development of younger people. Research has shown that an adult is less likely to binge
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Introduction This report examines the problem of underage drinking in Australia. This topic was chosen because underage drinking is one of many legal issues facing Australian society. Teenagers‚ often between the ages of 12 and 17‚ have come to the point of thinking that under-age binge drinking is ‘cool’ and tolerable in our society‚ but Australian law begs to differ. The aim of this report is to investigate the controversy of under-age drinking and Queensland’s legislation such as the Liquor Act 1992
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Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 5(25) pp. xxx-xxx‚ 23 November 2011 Available online http://www.academicjournals.org/ajmr ISSN 1996-0808 ©2011 Academic Journals DOI: 10.5897/AJMR11.1202 Full Length Research Paper Bacteriological study of drinking water in the Pakistan’s peri-urban areas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi Nusrat Yasin1‚ Noureen Shah1‚ Jafar Khan1*‚ Noor us Saba2 and Zia ul islam3 1 Department of Microbiology‚ Kohat University of Science and Technology‚ Kohat‚ KPK‚ Pakistan
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Drinking and Driving Persuasive Essay Comm215 July 12‚ 2010 Drinking and Driving Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras‚ breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased‚ so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has
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People can’t predict what happen when they are driving‚ even though they follow the traffic rules. The advertisement above is a warning about drinking alcohol while driving and the DUI accidents (Driving Under the Influence)‚ which may cause many unpredictable deaths. People who drink a lot always think that they can drive home‚ but they can’t control the risk of accidents that they may cause when they are driving. They are not only killing themselves by causing damage‚ but they are also killing
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Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered All fifty states set their minimum drinking age back to twenty one in the 1980’s because they felt that eighteen wasn’t the appropriate age. Some people did not agree with this change because at the age of eighteen people can vote‚ drive cars‚ fly planes‚ pay taxes‚ marry‚ become a legal guardian‚ own a gun‚ risk their lives a member of the U.S. armed forces. Honestly‚ today the drinking age doesn’t matter‚ whatever the age a person will always try and find a
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Jacquelyn Manka ENG 110 Professor Hibschman 10 November 2011 Drinking Age of 21 In July of 1984‚ the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was put into act‚ making the national drinking age 21‚ higher than it was in any individual state. Ever since‚ there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not the change has been effective and if it was necessary. I agree with the article “The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives‚” by Toben F. Nelson and Traci L. Toomey‚ because they effectively used logos
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