Fluoride occurs naturally in water. Levels in drinking water can range from insignificant to unacceptably high depending on the water source and the extent of treatment. In many locations where the fluoride levels are naturally low‚ fluoride is intentionally added to water supply systems to reduce the occurrence and severity of dental caries in children (EPA‚ 2010). Fluoridation of drinking water was named one of the ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century by the Centers for Disease
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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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Lowering the Legal Drinking Age Today we live in a country that prides itself on being free‚ although there are a number of people that feel they do not have as much freedom as they deserve‚ such as the freedom to drink at a younger age. The legal drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18‚ where in the eyes of the law you are seen as an adult. Many different opinions are opened as the subject of lowering the legal drinking age is brought up. For most‚ if not all‚ teenagers in high school
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The Deaths “’Drinking is Fun’ and ‘There’s Nothing You Can Do About It’: The Problem With the 21-Year-Old Minimum Drinking Age” an essay by Dr. Reginald Fennell‚ found in the Journal of American College Health‚ focuses on the effects of the minimum drinking age on college students. Fennell explains the benefits of lowering the drinking and gives alternatives to the current law. This article is of interest to readers since society seems to have a strong opinion of whether the drinking age should remain
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drink alcohol? Teenagers are particularly vulnerable to the influences of peer pressure and pop culture‚ and may be inclined to experiment. However all these choices may have a negative impact on their long term health and well being. Binge drinking is the practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session‚ usually defined as five or more drinks at one time for a
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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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Underage drinking is starting to become a widespread occurrence in the United States more than any other country in the world. The legal drinking age has always been a topic that creates controversy when brought up because many people disagree with the idea of becoming an adult at age 18 but having to wait until age 21 to consume alcohol. At age 18 in America we gain rights to vote‚ ability to marry‚ and can legally be tried as an adult in the judicial system‚ but whether we like it or not the human
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one drink? In 2010‚ Indiana alone had 17‚405 arrests for driving under the influence. 121 of those people arrested were under the age of 18 (centurycouncil.org). Drinking and driving can cause serious damage not just to oneself but to others around this shows that a lot of people don’t consider the repercussions of their actions. Drinking and driving is not only
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Jerry Lopez ENG 68 Mushik 2/27/13 The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Underage drinking has been become a large issue in the recent decades‚ becoming a rising issues mainly among young college students. This debate of either lowering the drinking age or keeping it as it is has caught great attention‚ especially with academic superiors. In 2008‚ 100 college presidents called for a debate about bringing down the drinking age. In Shari Roan’s essay‚ “Tempest in a Bottle‚” agreed that “[their] experience
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Cord Anderson Argumentative Essay Lowering Drinking Age In the United States government‚ there are many politicians that have to make difficult decisions that affect its citizens in their everyday lives. One frequently asked question by the people in America today is why does the government believe 21 is the proper age to legally allow drinking of alcoholic beverages. Over 200 countries in the world do not have a legal drinking age. Many say if you are tall enough to stand at a bar
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