The legal age for drinking in New Zealand is eighteen‚ yet this does not stop teenagers as young as fourteen from drinking. New Zealand teenagers enjoy going to parties or social events and this usually involves drinking. Youth drinking causes many problems in society such as road accidents‚ the lowering of inhibitions‚ bodily harm and long term health quarrels. Another issue for teenagers is the "spiking" of drinks. Teenagers are reckless when drinking. To get to the parties the teenagers may
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REA0017/10459 14 February 2013 “Curbing College Drinking…” The consequences of college binge drinking are more destructive and life- changing than students realize. In the article “Curbing College Drinking Starts with a Change in Attitude‚” by Sara Fritz‚ published in Pearson’s The Effective Reader in 2011‚ the author explains the problems resulting from excessive drinking on college campuses. Due to the seriousness of drinking‚ colleges find‚ it will take the combined effort of parents
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even more thirsty durning the day and all you want is to drink soda.Instead of drinking all of that soda start drinking water. Drinking alot of soda and not enough water.Could lead to obesity and you can get dehyodrated.People dont realize how much calories they consume in they drink.Drinking one can of soda a day is more than 1lb of weight gain every month.Americans drink about 41 gallons of soda every year. Drinking soda isnt good for people with sugar diabetes.Drinking soda not only
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Teen Binge Drinking Can Do Long-Term Brain Damage First of all‚ what is binge drinking? Binge drinking refers to the act of drinking heavily over a short period of time or drinking continuously over a number of days or weeks. If someone drinks heavily over a long period of time‚ they can become physically and psychologically dependent upon alcohol. Their body gets used to functioning with alcohol present and drinking can become more important than other activities in their life. Over time‚ alcohol
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Several would argue that the 21 year old drinking age is possibly too low‚ some even think that the age should be lowered‚ and some even think the age should be at 25. I believe that the drinking age should remain the same at 21 due to the fact that there are already plenty of issues with underage drinking. “The Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt‚ goes into depth about the different problems and aspects that go into searching for a golden age to entrust people to have the ability to accomplish
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-THE CHOICE IS YOURS- Topic: Drinking and driving. General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the dangers and outcomes of drinking and driving. Central Idea: Today‚ I will first explain the effects alcohol can have on a person’s body‚ secondly‚ the financial consequences of drunk driving and finally‚ how driving under the influence has impacted our society. Introduction A. Attention Getter: May 14‚ 1988. The worst bus accident in American history occurred
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highest drinking age. In 1984 congress threatened to reduce highway funding for all states who did not raise their minimun purchase age and public possession of alcohol laws. Of course all U.S. states complied with this act‚ nationally raising the legal age. They say it’s
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the legal drinking age is 21 many under that age consume alcohol on the daily. Studies show that 17.5 percent of the spending on alcohol came from people under the age of 21. At the age of 18 people can buy and consume tobacco. They can also get a tattoo or join the military. In my opinion if someone fights in a war then they should be able to have a beer or any type of alcohol that they want. The high drinking age drives teens to drink more alcohol. The law pushes underage drinking to be hidden
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The drinking age of alcohol was increased when President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act (NMDAA) in 1984. The states were free to say no‚ but if they did they could possibly lose 10% of its federal funding from the government. There are some federal exceptions to the law of underage drinking. A minor is allowed to drink at church or for religious purposes. A minor can also consume alcohol
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Environmental Protection Agency‚ because they can affect aquatic life and they threaten our sources of drinking water. These contaminants include pharmaceuticals and personal care products like shampoo‚ body washes‚ lotions‚ hair care products to name just a few. There is also another group of contaminants referred to as PFC’s or perfluorinated compounds that are emerging as a threat to our drinking water resources and aquatic life. PFC’s were used in a great variety of items that we would come into
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