Binge drinking‚ especially among the youth‚ has been on the rise in Singapore. explore some of the reasons why youths resort to binge drinking and the consequences. What is binge drinking? This happens when someone drinks excessive amounts of alcohol. To drink alcohol socially is one thing‚ For instance‚ at parties and at gatherings. Conversely‚ when alcohol is heavily consumed over a short period of time‚ also commonly known as‚ binge drinking‚ it brings about undesirable health effects to the
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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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Binge drinking Binge drinking usually refers to drinking lots of alcohol in a short space of time or drinking with the intention to get drunk. Researchers define binge drinking as consuming eight or more units in a single session for men and six or more for women. Due to the long-term effects of alcohol misuse‚ binge drinking is considered to be a major public health issue. Binge drinking has become more popular in several countries worldwide‚ and overlaps somewhat with social drinking since it
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Topic:Should the minimum legal age for drinking alcohol raised from 18 to 21 in Australia Name:Michael Student #: Thesis statement:The minimum legal age for drinking alcohol should be raised from 18 to 21 in Australia Paragraph 1 1st Topic Sentence:Increasing drinking age makes our society safer 1st Supporting Idea:drunk drive causes many accidents Evidence:new drivers--poor skills--easy to be killed- 3.65 drivers and 0.77 additional people died 2nd Supporting
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A persuasive speech against underage drinking My thesis statement is to convince you to think twice about picking up that next bottle of alcohol. When we look around us we will see many underage students drinking. Now let’s think to ourselves‚ is that a good behavior or the best thing they need to be doing? According to Prof. Rosenberg from the Psychological Bulletin 1993‚ alcohol is the most serious problem facing teenagers. I will like to say that some students at college most likely gone
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Binge Drinking Binge drinking is a style of drinking generally identified as having five or more drinks in a row for men‚ and four or more drinks in a row for women. This amount is said to typically be the standard for the average adult to be legally drunk. There are many factors that combine to determine how alcohol affects each person; these include: gender‚ weight‚ food consumption‚ and genetics. In most cases‚ females will take longer to metabolize alcohol and therefore will have a higher BAC
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The average American begins drinking at 15 years old‚ despite the fact that the legal drinking age in the United States is 21 years old. Underage alcohol use is more likely to kill young people than all illicit drugs combined. I believe that raising the drinking age to 25 years old can save many young lives. Affects of Adolescent Drinking Adolescent drinking affects a child ’s mind‚ body and future. Adolescence is the between childhood and adulthood. During this time alcohol use may interrupt
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university students ’ definitions of binge drinking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviours‚ 26(2)‚ 187-193. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0026440 - This study contributes by providing insightful definitions of binge drinking according to what undergraduate students think they are‚ and these definitions are varied according to type of beverage‚ respondent’s gender and respondent’s drinking status. Courtney‚ K. E.‚ & Polich‚ J. (2009). Binge drinking in young adults: Data‚ definitions‚ and determinants
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Underage Drinking Many teens face adult problems at a very young age. Underage drinking viewed in the eyes of parents and law enforcement agencies is a major problem among teen. In today society‚ kids are being pressured into doing things at a very young adolescent age. Problem many parents are facing in their own life are also posing as problems on their kids. The answer teens today must make is no longer just what shoes to wear or what matches what‚ but the must decided on drugs. Amongst
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Teen drinking is a serious problem and each year the statistics go higher and higher and more and more teens are drinking. This is a safety issue for teens are not old enough to know how to control their drinking. In an article I read called‚ “let my teenager drink”‚ written by T.R. Reid‚ suggests that it’s okay to let our teens drink. On the opposed side‚ Author Joseph A. Califano writes in his article that it is not okay to allow teens to drink. Reid does make some good points in his article
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