Alcohol and marijuana are two drugs commonly used and abused in the United States. Alcohol is the number one abused drug‚ while marijuana is number one among illegal drugs. While alcohol remains legal‚ and marijuana illegal‚ this does not necessarily mean that alcohol is better for you. There have been many arguments where people suggest that marijuana should be legal because alcohol is more deadly. On the other hand‚ there are alcoholics who would tell a pothead that smoking weed is bad for you
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Lobbying in Alcohol industry in EU 1. Alcohol industry in EU The economic role of the alcoholic drinks industry is considerable in many European countries. Alcohol excise duties in the EU15 countries amounted to €25 billion in 2001‚ excluding sales taxes and other taxes paid within the supply chain – although €1.5 billion is given back to the supply chain through the Common Agricultural Policy. Due to the relative inelasticity of the demand for alcohol‚ the average tax rates are a
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Lowering the Drinking Age The U.S. has the drinking problem. The young people‚ especially the college students‚ drink in excessive ways that have dangerous and damaging effect. Many people say the best way for combat this problem is to keep the Minimum Legal Drinking Age‚ or the MLDA‚ for 21 years and older adults. They argue the worst thing is to encourage more young people to drink alcohol because this will cause more risky behavior and even more deaths‚ as from traffic fatalities. Of course
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Really Matters... By Brodie Lane That we do have an ugly drinking culture in Australia and we need to face up to it: We believe we do have an ugly drinking culture in Australia. In Victoria alone‚ alcohol-related harm is costing the government $4.3 billion dollars each year. This includes road accidents and health problems. The effects of excessive alcohol are not new. Also not new are the health‚ safety and lifestyle risks that alcohol can cause‚including‚ saying or doing something you will regret
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fastest way to reach your destination. In the Philippines‚ a third world country‚ have a numerous airlines providing air travel service. Ensure the passenger safety which include in the ticket we had paid off. Aviations safety tackles all preventive measure in danger or risk inboard or even inside the airport. The airline must ensure it to the passengers‚ in order to gain profit and loyalty from them. In early years of aviation industry in the Philippines‚ many aviation accidents occurred. One of the
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leader‚ being the founder. The Magdalo faction‚ led by Emilio’s cousin Baldomero Aguinaldo‚ agitated for Emilio Aguinaldo to be the organization’s head because of his successes in the battlefield. Bonifacio meanwhile had had a succession of defeats. Effect of the problem In order to unite the Katipunan in Cavite‚ the Magdiwang through Artemio Ricarte and Pio Del Pilar invited Bonifacio‚ who was fighting in Morong (present-day Rizal) province‚ to come to Cavite‚ Aguinaldo’s home ground. On December
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The cannabis us found to be a less harmful substitute for alcohol. It is safer than the spiritual drinks. Unlike cannabis‚ there is no known medical use for consumed alcohol. No subtantial evidence relates the weeds to domestic violence‚ severe crimes and traffic accidents‚ yet the hashish trade is illegal. Meanwhile‚ alcohol remains legal despite the fact that it has contributed to many social ills‚ including car accidents and horrible crimes. Statistics from the red cross show that the number of
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and so on. Why is drinking a beer an act of greater responsibility and maturity than flying an airplane or serving your country at war?” (NYRA‚ 2005). The issue of the drinking age in the United States has been an ongoing battle for many decades. Drinking ages varied by each state up until the 1980’s when the federal government threatened to take away a percentage of state’s federal highway fund (Keen‚ 2008). Ever since this threat‚ all states have adopted the national drinking age of 21. They
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triangle models it is important to link the policy chosen for this essay which is alcohol consumptions‚ a health policy triangle is important when doing policy essay. This proposal has been design to give explanation of the four factors using the alcohol consumptions‚ which is health policy concern and will explain the steps by using health policy triangle models. Context which mean systematic factors‚ for the alcohol health policy its looks the Important of the policy making and how power it is
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Drug and Alcohol use A lot of college and high school students use drugs and alcohol frequently‚ they do it to find a way to escape reality because it’s too hard for them. Some people see it as a serious problem like their life is threaten by that. I on the other hand down really see it as a problem. I don’t see it as a problem because first of all that person is only trying to have a nice and fun time. Secondly when someone is on drugs or have been drinking they get to lazy to do anything that’s
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