Certain groups of people may be at a greater risk than others for several reasons. There are numerous factors in how people may become addicted. More than thirteen million Americans abuse alcohol‚ and over 100‚000 deaths are caused by alcohol. Symptoms of alcoholism include some‚ if not all of the following. Drinking secretly or alone‚ and on a regular basis are early signs of alcoholism. Other symptoms include forgetting things that happened while intoxicated‚ irritability‚ an unorganized personal
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Bailey Bauer‚ a citizen of Elk County‚ a friend of those who experiment with alcohol when underage‚ and a supporter of safety and the law‚ to all of the young people of Elk County. As a student of alcohol programs‚ and several heath and safety classes‚ I understand the effects of alcohol on young people. In simply being a citizen of Elk County‚ I have heard and witnessed many situations in which alcohol is available to underage people. I continue to be shocked and distressed at the large amount of
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Effects of Alcohol on Society Halyna Strembitska Submitted to: Tarisa Matsumoto-Maxfield In fulfillment of course requirements for English 205 It is 11.40 p.m. on a Monday night and Darren is doing something he has not done
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The Legal Drinking Age in the United States There has been a continuous controversy in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 or kept at 21. In the Persuasive Text “Five Reasons we should keep the drinking age at 21” Karen Arnold-Burger‚ she states the five reasons why people should keep the legal drinking age at 21 in the United States. Karen Arnold-Burger graduated at University of Kansas with a law degree in August 1981. She was appointed Judge of the
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Priyanki Rana Period 9 NS3 Dangers of Alcohol and Addiction Among Teenagers Underage drinking and addiction have become one of the largest social issues among teenagers in America today. Although more than half of high schoolers drink and do drugs on a regular basis‚ the problem is that they are not aware of how dangerous alcohol and drug addiction can really be. The reality is that drugs and alcohol are often the cause of many problems among teenagers‚ they ruin the lives of teenagers
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Lowering the Drinking Age “Nearly 10 million youths‚ ages 12 to 20‚ in this country report they have consumed alcohol in the past 30 days.” (“City Council”) Teens use alcohol for a numerous amount of reasons‚ ranging from celebration to stress to boredom and underage drinking has now become a hobby done behind closed doors. The legal limit today in the United states has been 21 since the 1984‚ requiring all states to raise the minimum age for purchase and possession of alcohol to 21‚ but that
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Sociology Lowering The Drinking Age The legal drinking age in the United States is set at twenty-one years of age. I believe that considering twenty-one as the legal age of maturity is absurd. Who is it to say that just because an individual is twenty-one means that they are mature enough to consume alcohol in a responsible manner? Changing the legal drinking age to eighteen should be imposed. Eighteen year-old individuals can take on many adult responsibilities‚ but they do not have the right
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World wide‚ millions of children and teenagers suffer from being bullied. Bullies are everywhere‚ but are mostly found in schools and on the internet. This can cause many issues to someone being bullied. For one thing‚ it would start with depression‚ low self-esteem‚ and lack of willingness to go to school. Secondly‚ it would bring anti-social behaviors‚ self harm and potentially‚ suicide. These are the starting points to failure and self destruction to children or young adults if we don’t take further
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Bad Effects of Alcohol Alcohol is harmless when not drinking in mass quantities‚ even it helps body in some cases‚ for example wine protects people from heart attacks.However‚ if you get used to drink alcohol‚ you can easily abuse.Alcoholism happens when someone engages in frequent alcohol abuse.As time goes on‚ alcohol starts to alter chemical makeup of brain‚ resulting in user to depend on alcohol so as to feel good.In the end‚ their body starts to crave alcohol in order to function
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