Kraft English IIIB 14 March 2013 Effects of Underage Drinking Many young people are experiencing the effects and consequences of alcohol. In the past few years‚ underage drinking has become a serious problem for many teens. It is estimated that 10 million young people under the age of 21 have drank alcohol within the past few months. Not only does alcohol effect the child‚ but also effects their family‚ friends‚ and everyone around them. Drinking in high school has become the "cool" thing to
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Causes of Underage Drinking Today‚ many teenagers experience different things in the world. Whether it is their first date or first day in high school‚ teens are always eager to try something different or new. One of the things that teenagers try is drinking alcohol. Unfortunately‚ underage drinkers often abuse alcohol. In this paper‚ I will try to shed some light on some of the reasons why teenagers drink alcohol at such premature age. The causes of underage drinking include
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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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related deaths. The study found that out of the average of 4‚358 deaths‚ 492 were because of suicide. Drinking at an early age can not only lead to physical problems which most people are aware of. It can lead to mental problems and even social problems. There are many dangers of underage drinking‚ not only to the person drinking‚ but to those around them. In order to help prevent underage drinking‚ we have to know why teens drink and the warning signs that someone may have begun to abuse alcohol.
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The Legal Drinking Limit If underage drinking has been an ongoing controversy spanning years in the United States‚ why is the issue not under control yet? For years there has been a debate on whether the legal drinking age should remain twenty-one or be reverted back to eighteen. This controversy has been heavily discussed for years bringing to light many positives and negatives to both sides of the situation; however‚ I believe that the pros to lowering the legal drinking age outweigh the cons
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prevent alcohol addiction‚ but are to prevent underage drinking and to create safer roads. These policies are enforced with a combination of local‚ state and federal laws (Source 3). The laws are not directly dealing with roads‚ but the laws do create safer roads in the end. The federal‚ state and local governments have control over the manufacturing of alcohol‚ deciding who can drink it‚ deciding who can sell it and the responses to alcohol related problems (source 3). The policies that effect most
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Madelene Radillo Enc 1101/ Research Paper Prof. John Colagrande Many people use alcohol to “loosen themselves up” in anticipation of having sex with a new partner. It is a commonly held a belief that alcohol is an aphrodisiac. Since drinking alcohol can make people feel more comfortable engaging in sex it can lead to a one night stand‚ and a handful of sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually active teens and young adults have unprotected sex because they are under the influence of alcohol
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Have you ever had someone effected by underage drinking? 1 in 6 teens binge drinking and cause accidents. In the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Educations that compared with those of legal age‚ a significantly higher percentage of students under age 21 were heavy drinkers‚ and caused more accidents to themselves then what first thought of (Smith and Smith‚ 1 and 2) . Most students or “underage drinkers” don’t think about what could happen if they did drink — leading themselves into many different issues
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This topic is a problem‚ especially for teen drivers because during their first year of driving‚ they’re inexperienced. Teenagers tend to lack their sense of judgment. They’re more likely to underestimate dangerous situations and not think of the consequences their actions might have. (Ex. Going over the speed limit‚ running red lights‚ ect.) Now mix that with drugs and/or alcohol and they are putting themselves and others in danger. Students Against Destructive Decisions works with students and
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world war in the age of mass extermination” (John F. Kennedy). Give me a drink when I’m back from war. The legal drinking age is 21‚ but you can fight for your country at 18 years old‚ you are sent off to commit government approved murder‚ but you can’t have a beverage of your choosing. The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 to reward bravery and prevent mass underage drinking. Addiction starts at a young age… Waiting till your 21 seems almost impossible especially to 18 year olds. This
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