Every year in the United States, countless college students acquire underage drinking citations and are eventually charged with underage drinking. These charges are a black spot on the permanent record of said students and greatly affect their ability to get a job after they graduate. The fact that the number of students charged with underage drinking do not change from year to year clearly indicates that students who are not of legal age are going to continue to consume alcohol regardless of the law. That being said, why haven’t we considered lowering the drinking age to eighteen? I believe that this reason and many other reasons should steer us as a country to consider finally lowering the legal age of consumption of alcohol.
Majority of the college students, think that now that they have more freedom, they are able to do whatever they feel like including binge drinking to feel like a true adult. “Researcher Henry Wechsler says that the study, which appeared in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), found that 50 percent of male students and 39 percent of female students are binge drinkers” (College Students as Binge Drinkers, 1995). When college students attend parties, they end up drinking excessively, but most of the time there are no reasons behind this social endeavor. There may be some college students that think they have had enough to drink, but when they see their other friends pick up another cup, they automatically have the instinct themselves to grab something else to drink. Peer Pressure is the number one factor for college students to binge drink.
Heroin and opiates release endorphins in the body, called dopamine, causing users to need an opiate continuously. The human brain has an opiate receptor in the brain. Methadone occupies this receptor and is the stabilizing factor that permits addicts on methadone to change their behavior and to discontinue opiate use. Because methadone is effective in eliminating withdraw symptoms, it is used to detoxify opiate addicts. When an
Jonathon Nangle Professor Pekarthy Intro to Sociology April 15, 2010 Alcoholism in America’s Colleges Alcohol is a drug that is used frequently for recreational purposes across the United States of America. Alcohol use is so common and so natural to Americans that it is not seen as harmful and we are often unaware of its long term effects and addictive qualities. Since people in the United States do not usually think about the harmful effects of alcohol, more than six percent of Americans will eventually develop a disease called Alcohol Dependency Syndrome, also known as Alcoholism (Kimmel). Alcoholism is a very serious disease that frequently begins affecting young adults while they are in college; and when people begin developing this
Also Gatorade can causes weight gain for those who drink Gatorade on a regular basis without doing at least hour of vigorous sport activity can gain weight from the drink. According to the University of Florida in there study the students who drink 20oz. of Gatorade on a daily basis gained around 13 pounds. Gatorade is also said to causes tooth decay and other dental problems if used on a regular basis. According to the University of New York Gatorade also causes staining in your teeth.
In Hooking Up, Kathleen A. Bogle argues that the correlation of hookup culture and alcohol consumption promotes casual relationships among students on campus. The article sheds light on everything from the historical background of hooking up, students delaying marriage as well as the decrease in college dating, and the astonishingly strong link between alcohol intake and a typical hookup. Importantly, the shows us that the standards for young men and women are not as different as they used to be, as women talk about “friends with benefits” and “one and done” hook ups. Differing from the social changes prior to 1960, hooking up has become a societal norm. It is not classified as a one night stand, but a way of socializing and finding a suitable romantic partner.
English 0300 - 9:30am April 29, 2013 Dead And Loving it Americans are swimming in prescription drugs. The abuse of prescription drugs are on the rise, just as flood water invades a home, these drugs are becoming readily available at any drug store near you. The non-medical use of prescription drug most notably stimulants, sedatives and pain reliever is a growing, yet an un-addressed problem. The thought of abuse is more like an unnoticed homeless man on the sidewalk. In fact, about one in four college students has illegally used prescription drugs, and many more have been offered these medications by friends or fellow students.
The students truly believe the benefits, as shown, will outweigh the cost of their time. Thank you for your time and consideration of this manner. Please contact me with any questions or concerns that might keep us from moving forward. REFERENCES Hingson, R.W., Zha, W., & Weitzman, E.R. (2009).Magnitude of and trends in alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24, 1998-2005.Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Supplement No.
After a while, users need higher doses to get the same effect. This leads to dependence and addiction for those users of the drug. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 43 percent of ecstasy users become dependent on the drug. Users are aware of the negative consequences of ecstasy, but their dependence on it prevents them from stopping to use the drug. However, Ecstasy is used medicinally to relieve victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Almost every high school student gets into a situation that they don’t want to be in. Peer pressure is an example of one of these situations. Peer pressure of doing drugs can lead to a high school athlete to get himself in a big trouble. Who is to say that he will be the next to get randomly drug tested. Since June of 1995, the US Supreme Court has been all for random drug interscholastic student athlete drug testing.