Drinking is regarded as part of Australia’s culture. People celebrate with alcohol on important occasions and also drink when they wish to relax. The consumption of alcohol is viewed by younger people as a desirable adult activity‚ However it is bad for for young people to indulge in alcohol for many reasons and it is important that deterrents are in place to limit this illegal consumption. Young people drink because of the occasion like Australia day ‚christmas‚ birthday‚ new year and other occasion
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want to lower the minimum drinking age for the students who are underage to excuse them from illegal charges that may arise if they were illegally drinking. Instead‚ society would see an increase in academic failure starting with high school and middle school-aged children working up to the new college students. It is determined that a younger age group‚ such as young adults or adolescents‚ compared to adults will over consume more alcohol or also known as binge drinking. This causes not only harmful
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………… 5 UNDERAGE DRINKING…………………………………………………………………... 5 MILITARY UNDERGE DRINKING……………………………………………………..... 7 BINGE DRINKING……………………………………………………............................... 8 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………..................................... 11 RECOMMENDATIONS/SOLUTIONS……………………………………………………. 11 MILITARY WINGMAN CONCEPT……………………………………………………..... 13 ENFORCING THE LAW……………………………………………………...................... 15 WORKS CITED……………………………………………………
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Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject Date Binge Drinking: Be the Influence Late Friday evening‚ one of the notorious streets in downtown Adelaide‚ South Australia is bubbling with nightlife. Loud and obviously far from sober crowds of teenagers are venturing from one nightclub to another. One should drive carefully as they jay-walk across the street‚ oblivious to the traffic. “Happy hours” are on; alcohol is cheap‚ in particular different pre-mixed drinks full of artificial sweeteners
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College Binge Drinking Epidemic Throughout the years‚ drinking alcohol in excessive amounts has become somewhat synonymous with the college experience. It has become an expected occurrence for college-aged students to drink and party regularly‚ and overtime has transformed into an accepted social norm of college life. Extreme drinking has been a consistent social problem that has substantially grown on college campuses all around the United States for the past few decades. In fact‚ binge drinking
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The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Will Not Solve Binge Drinking In College Students Since 1984‚ the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one (Fact Sheets - Age 21). Many people have been debating whether or not that age should be lowered‚ especially people with ties to colleges or students in college. These people believe that if the age were lowered‚ the problem with binge drinking in college students would be solved. Despite what many people may think‚ lowering the drinking age will most likely
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How do you stop binge drinking on campus? Binge drinking on college campuses affects more than just those that are doing it-teachers‚ parents and the quality of campus life all suffer when the problem gets out of hand. Putting an end to binge drinking is not easy but it is possible with the right initiatives. One way to stop binge drinking is to provide alcohol free activities on campus that discourage students from drinking. Hosting regular movie nights‚ dances and volunteer opportunities
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night of binge drinking. A study published this month by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that excessive alcohol consumption cost the United States $249 billion in 2010. The journal’s results indicate that: Excessive drinking cost the U.S. $249.0 billion in 2010‚ or about $2.05 per drink. Government paid for $100.7 billion (40.4%) of these costs. Binge drinking accounted for $191.1 billion (76.7%) of costs; underage drinking $24.3 billion (9.7%) of costs; and drinking while pregnant
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Mistral W‚ Bengry-Howell A‚ Weale L‚ & Hackley C. (2008). Re-framing ’binge drinking’ as calculated hedonism: empirical evidence from the UK. International Journal of Drug Policy. 19(5)‚ 359-66. Overview: The main aim of this study was to put forward a new meaning to the phrase “binge drinking” when connected to young consumers of alcohol in the UK. The study tries to show the difference between the definitions of binge drinking and calculated hedonism‚ which refers to a process of controlling alcohol
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Teenage Drinking Habits Alcohol is the predominant drug in our society. It is on every street corner‚ in most homes‚ and is heavily advertised to young adults. Many teenagers mimic this behavior to gain a sense of maturity or a feeling of rebellion in a period of life that creates identity. Unfortunately‚ the actions of these teens who choose to drink can have dire consequences. Many of those consequences are involved with vehicles: Cars‚ youth‚ and booze are a dangerous
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