ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG TEENAGERS My topic under discussion is ‘Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers’. The study focuses mainly on the factors that influence the abuse of alcohol among teenagers and the negative effects associated with this problem. This topic has sparked my interest because of statistics showing that approximately seventy percent (70%) of teenagers drink alcohol and sixty percent (60%) of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol-related in the United States. This problem can also
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states. Interlocks are mandatory when one is convicted of driving with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or more. In the existence of ignition interlocks‚ the effort to keep drunk drivers off the road has only been a positive improvement. Some researchers believe the mandatory requirement of fourteen states should be much higher‚ if not forty-eight. Drunk driving fatalities has been a problem ever since automobiles were first invented‚ but ignition interlocks have been decreasing fatalities since 2000‚ with impressive
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later drives before being sober‚ they do not just put themselves in danger‚ they put innocent lives at risk. Many people have seen a drunk driver on the road‚ they are weaving in between lanes and are not capable of making proper turns. That is what they should be able to and that is what puts not just the driver but many innocent lives at risk. And also‚ this is why drunk drivers cause so many deaths and injuries. These drivers are costing many countries way too much money. With so many of these impaired
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the negative aspects of drinking and driving‚ but that doesn’t seem to stop people from doing it. Every two minutes‚ a person is injured in a drunk driving crash ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). It’s rather scary that so many people die or become injured because of others reckless actions. People will usually focus on the effects of drunk driving and the victim’s family. What we seldom ask is why did they decide to drink and drive‚ Or how the intoxicated drivers family feel. Before
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fools already before they are drunk that when they are intoxicated it is basically a crime to themselves and others. Jay Gatsby‚ one of the main characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby throws extravagant parties for many people which in many instances drunk people make extremely foolish decisions. Showcasing the events that happened at the social gatherings‚ Fitzgerald would agree because the intoxicated fools in this book were fools long before they were drunk. Since everyone at Gatsby’s
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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 have made it a big issue today‚ but cell phone use while driving is not like drunk driving. There are big differences between the two‚ and this belief should not be used as a basis for prohibiting cell phone use while driving. It is obvious by
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Selfish drivers do not think about the consequences they face or even put other people into. For instance‚ most people struggle with the temptation of looking at their phone while driving‚ in addition to‚ unsafe vehicles‚ and the possibilities of drunk drivers being on the highway is likely. The temptation of driving and looking at your phone can be difficult but‚ it is unacceptable. Many states and other countries around the world
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1. A person can be guilty of drunk driving even if technically he isn’t drunk. Being drunk is normally defined as a state when the person can’t even walk straight anymore. However‚ impairment of the senses to a degree that constitutes criminal driving may come before the person gets drunk. 2. If you are caught and convicted of drunk driving‚ regardless of whether you have an alcohol problem or not‚ it is assumed that you do. Treatment for alcoholism and the corresponding education will be required
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Poets like W. S Merwin convey this concept of simultaneity in his three poems‚ “For the Anniversary of My Death‚ Losing a Language‚ and Drunk in the Furnace.” Merwin mixes-up chronological time in his poems to combine the past with the present. Using time as a major tone in these three poems‚ it allows the reader to unfold how Merwin delivers this duality of what was to what is the case. “For the Anniversary of My Death‚” Merwin writes about his appreciation and love for the life he had‚ as he
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bring handphones to school? Do you agree or disagree? Write your essay not more than 350 words. The development of technology in this era of globalization has made a lot of contributions to the human nation and one of them to be named is hand hones. However‚ this electronic gadgets have its own pros and cons especially when it involve students‚ who have become the main and general user of this item. The issue of allowing handphones to be brought to school in Malaysia has been receiving different
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