Corine McGarty Assignment 3 Revision DWC: Drinking While in College In many colleges and universities today, there are a tremendous number of students who drink. Students believe that now that they are on their own, they can do what they want. They believe that they know when to stop drinking. However, a majority of students in college do not know their limit. Not only is drinking underage illegal, it is also harmful to a person’s body.
The drinking age should not be lowered to 18. Lowering the drinking age from 21 years old to 18 years old could lead to an increase in dangerous behavior such as drunken driving and car accidents, risk of developing alcoholism and people under the age of 21 do not fully understand the dangers of alcohol. A teenage driver and alcohol is a dangerous combination. Drinking and driving accidents are the number one cause of death among teenagers. “Traffic deaths from drunken driving have fallen steadily, with those involving teenagers 16 to 19 declining by 39.1 percent from 1982 to 1990, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)”.
I really didn’t too much think I was the peer pressure type of person until actually attending college. Peer pressure is one of those things that start in your younger teen years but not so much when you are older. The thing that different college adult students from those who jump right into the work force and other things of that nature, is that when on college campus there are little to no adult supervision with a lot of illegal things being down that no one knows about. Underage drinking and the usage of marijuana are the biggest 2 on most college campuses. Underage drinking also leads to many conflicts within our students, like minor rape issues and the use of violence when under the influence due to the short attention span caused by alcohol usage.
(Dodd 98-9) In some cases students start drinking before they enter college. In one survey, as many as 50% of inbound freshmen started drinking before they entered college. (White 90) Another students drink is peer pressure. Sometimes students drink just to keep up with their friends. Most students say that they would not drink alone.
These as well as being able to pull all-nighters, and drink an in ornament amount of alcohol with little side effect are all reasons this drug appeals to college students. “I didn’t feel like I was becoming smarter or even like I was thinking more clearly. I just felt more directed and less distracted by rogue thoughts, less day-dreamy, (3)” said a Joshua Foer, a journalist who, after consulting many physicians, decided to try Adderall for himself. Since many students assert that they use Adderall only for studying for large tests and completing important assignments, the risk of dependency is high. “I don’t think I’m addicted.
I CAN’T PAY ATTENTION!! Maintaining good grades is a very common academic goal on a college campus among students. With rigorous social lives as well as very demanding workloads, grades have the potential to drop. To aid against lowering grades and to help weaken the workload, college students have resorted to the illegal use of prescription stimulants. The stimulants aid in the maintenance of good grades, but put the users at risk.
Before the drinking age was raised 46% of people said they were vomiting after drinking, but that increased to 50% after they changed the age. For kids cutting class, it went from 9% to 12%. Missing class because of a hangover jumped from 26% to 28%. Some people argue that teens are getting lower grades because of drinking, but that percentage went from 5% to 7%. Adults may also argue that drinking may cause kids to get in fights and cause trouble.
security and severely drop the demand for fake IDs. Rising the drinking age hasn’t prevent underage drinking; it has caused 18-20 year olds to over drink and become addicted to alcohol. The drinking age should be lowered to 18 because when you turn 18 you earm so many rights, why not be able to drink and celebrate a little. Drunk driving is most common between the ages of 21-24 instead of 18-20 years old. When you are first allowed to drink is when people get inane and don’t know how to handle alcohol and driving.
Currently, college students mainly drink due to the convenience of accessibility to obtain substances from older acquaintances or friends who also enjoy having a good time. As a result, the Mother’s Against Drunk Driving and federal experts in health regulation have consistently fought to prevent the alcohol industry from altering the drinking age (Kirszner, Mandell 458). Furthermore, it is unethical and immoral practice for parents to be allowing minors to consume alcohol, as this is also illegal and detrimental to one’s overall growth and development. Although some countries in Europe may argue otherwise, intoxication levels are higher in Britain, Denmark and Ireland,
iv) Teens drink less often than adults. But when teens do drink, they drink more than adults. On average, young people have about five drinks on a single occasion. This behavior is called binge drinking. It is a very dangerous way of drinking that can lead to serious problems and even death.