Alcoholism is a progressive and disabling addictive disease. The symptoms are the drinker’s inability to control their obsessive and uncontrollable consumption of alcohol, even though the negative effects can be detrimental to the drinker's health, relationships, and social reputation. Long term alcohol abuse produces an abnormal brain chemistry, which in turn manifests as a tolerance for greater amounts of alcohol, which in turn leads to physical dependence and the compulsive inability to stop drinking. Alcoholism affects on society is publicized daily with news articles reporting arrests for drunk driving and domestic abuse. But it is alcoholisms effect on the family that has a greater impact on society.
Birling Notes: Pages 50-56 • Birling treats Eric as a child. He’s a grown man wanting a drink and Birling stops him, ‘no.’ Eric should be able to make his own choices such as having a drink without his father interrupting him. • He seems quite clueless. He cannot spot something as simple as a drinking problem which is quite a serious matter. When somebody has a drink problem, they need to keep drinking to function properly which is what is happening to Eric here.
| The Dangers of Drunk Driving Did you know that when you drive under the influence the likelihood of getting into an accident is 1.4 times more probable than if you did not? The Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol related. Teens often abuse the power of alcohol resulting in a dangerous situation like DUI. The dangers of drinking and driving can ruin your life forever and can result in fatal crashes where you or others can be killed. Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Did you know that 27 people in America die each day due to drunk driving fatalities and another 15 due to fatalities linked to distracted driving? According to Johnston and Wiggins, 2012 Every year there are thousands of fatal car crashes due to distracted drivers. Distracted driving is not only caused from texting & drinking, but from other distractions as well. These distractions include eating, music, children or other passengers in the car, & even putting on makeup or fixing their hair. There are many laws out there that ban texting and drinking while driving to keep people from harm’s way but there are so few people who actually obey the laws.
The number of alcohol related crashes are about the same number as homicides. Many people can be killed in car crashes and even more people can be killed when the driver is drinking or already drunk. The driver’s vehicle, the other vehicle, and/or other property can be damaged and it can be very fatal. 60% of all teen deaths in cars are alcohol related. Almost every 90 seconds, a person is injured due to a drunk driver.
Brake the Bad Habit Dangerous driving habits are cited as major factors of motor vehicle crashes. Over seventy three percent of accidents are caused by a distracted driver. Many drivers today are guilty of being distracted by cell phones while driving or speeding from place to place, as a matter of fact eighteen out of twenty drivers involved in an accident admitted to using their cell phone or speeding shortly before crashing. These drivers would be surprised to know that plenty is being done to apprehend them for violating the law and furthermore is being done to enforce new ones for these distractions that seem insignificant, but can be fatal. Simple tendencies like answering the cell phone, adjusting the car stereo, or searching for a song on the IPod are some of the most dangerous distractions.
The risk of a teen getting into a wreck increases by 44 percent with one teenage passenger and quadruples with 3 or more passengers. When teens get into crashes they are not only putting themselves at risk of injury but also other innocent drivers. Many teenagers are not careful while driving and that is why the number of teens killed in car wrecks are so high. Young teenagers are most of the time not very responsble. They do not pay attention as much as an older driver would and that can cause many crashes.
How many of you know anyone who has been hit, injured or even killed in a car accident? Did you know that one in four fatal car crashes are a result of alcohol, with that even rising to one in three in some states (Drink Wise Australia: Drink Driving)? A friend of mine was driving around one day when her car was hit by a drunk driver who smashed the side of her car, writing the car off. Thankfully no one was hurt, but you can see the effects of alcohol on people who are older and more mature. Imagine what could happen to the more immature teenagers when they get drunk.
Drivers that text while driving are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to hurt themselves or someone else. 1. According to a study teenagers are more suseptible to car crashes and fatal road crashes. 2.One of the surprising statistics about texting while driving is that it is more dangerouse than driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana. C. Considering the distraction of the driver in texting while driving, this activity keeps the driver involved in texting for around five seconds, which on a highway means a hundred yards.
Even a couple of seconds can cause a major accident and even cost someone their life. They could have just pulled over and ate instead of being one of those people in a wreck. Eighty percent of all car accidents are caused by eating while driving. Distractions from other people also cause problems for the driver. “Hey let’s do this, No let’s do this.” Starts a big argument in the car and everyone in the car