Alcohol: What Influences It?

When I step into a college party, the first thing I see around me is alcohol. I often notice underage adolescents drinking and I also distinguish how they become different people when intoxicated by alcohol. They begin to walk funny and they tend to slur their words, making it hard to comprehend anything they are saying. I have watched family members who were so inebriated that they could not even spell their own name or even pinpoint who they were. The questions I always ask myself when I see these drunk college kids is “Do these kids know the effects of alcoholism?”

Risk factors such as sex, race, and grades are also discussed and linked with increased drinking. The social aspects of drinking, such as peer pressure and ones perceived image of themselves are discussed as well, along with student opinions on why they think other students drink.

Peer Pressure is frequently involved with excessive drinking on college campuses. Alcohol is prominent in the college culture because it is presented at many social affairs and is part of many gatherings with peers. “Because peers are the most salient social referents in the college environment, they are a potent influence on alcohol use. Most new acquaintances at college will be drinkers: recent research indicating that four out of five college students drink. In addition, college peers tend to be more approving of alcohol use.

Friends or acquaintances are the most likely sources of alcohol for 12–17 year olds (45.4%), with parents being the second most likely source

There are many factors that influence the trends on teenagers drinking, for example family, laws and urge to break them, peer pressure, stereotypes and felling like you need to for fill them, cultural/social norms and technology such as social media, advertisements and many other like comedic videos.

Those in favor of lowering the drinking age also claim that social norms play a major role in perception of alcohol, which is believe to end in the justification of binge drinking. Key social constraints such as community acceptance and perceived influence of the political power of the alcohol industry that work to divert attention from commercial sources of alcohol for those that are underage. Other social aspects of the cultural and policy environment in communities affect the issue of alcohol use in youth. Exposure to billboards, magazines, and

Just a few known reasons for under age drinking are: peer pressure, partys, etc. But the most common reason for drinking is “breaking the law.” 87% of high schoolers have drank alcohol.Alcoa leads us to believe that a large amount of kids under the age of 17 or 18 have drank at least once before. We are all aware why kids drink, I mean is common

Peer pressure influences teenagers to drink. Teenagers will drink because they want to look cool or fit in with the cool people. Like if they go to a party they will drink to be like everyone else. Laurie Halse Anderson the author of “Speak” is saying that peer pressure can make you do insane things. So don’t hang out with people that will force you to perform something you don’t want to do. If you achieve it you can become a negative person and face consequences.

Therefore, they often turn to alcohol to make their lives better. By doing business for a couple of years or even months, almost all members of the family resort to using the brew. Sometimes, the community way of life may also force young, innocent individuals to start drinking at a very young age. Many people believe that the only way to feel that you belong to a given community is to drink just like others do. This kind of belief has led many youths astray where moral values are concerned. Peer groups in small towns usually develop a range of customs or their drinking culture, which surrounds their alcohol consumption. These customs normally cover what they drink and how much they drink. The people commonly affected by this situation are the youth. This is because most of them do not take time to think of the consequences that always follow drinking. They just do it to please their friends and other members of the

Social influences include low socio-economic status of the individual, low levels of parental guidance and education, family or domestic issues at home, presence of a history of alcoholism in the family, lack of rules on alcohol use in the family setting and peer pressure.

Every problem has a beginning, where the domino effect starts. In most cases people get started drinking not because they like it, but because it is illegal and it gives them a chance to rebel. The so-called “rebel” becomes bored of drinking alone and eventually seeks “company” when they are drinking. The only catch is that the “rebel” can not be the only one drinking so the “company” has to drink. This is where the problem with peer pressure and teenage drinking begins and the first domino starts the chain reaction. There are two types of peer pressure. There is direct peer pressure where a subject’s peers actually force him into having a drink. There is also indirect peer pressure where the subject enters a setting and his peers are drinking so he decides to have a drink to fit in with the rest of his peers (Articles-Teenage Drinking 2). Surveys show that alcohol abuse is related to teenage activities such as going on dates and going to parties (Teenage Alcohol Misuse 2).

Alcoholism is a prominent substance abuse issue in Western society. The treatment method of controlled drinking as opposed to abstinence is a continuing cause of controversy in alcohol research to this day. The US is different from Europe in its acceptance of controlled drinking as a goal of treatment: “in the US alcohol dependence is typically depicted as a ‘recurring disease’ and the ‘successful abstainer’ as a ‘recovering’ though never ‘recovered’ alcoholic” (Coldwell, 2005). Depending on the alcohol abuse patient’s individual characteristics, either controlled drinking or abstinence is chosen as a treatment.

What are some of the reasons young people drink so much beer in social situations. The first and the biggest reason in my opinion is peer pressure. Peer pressure is when you do something that you fill you have to do to fit in order to be liked by others. Or when people are saying it’s not a big deal just do it. As stated by Joan Dunayer “70% of 21-25 report using alcohol in the last month, and 48% of 21-year-olds report binge drinking”. Perfect example of peer pressure would be, if you went to your friend’s house on Super Bowl game day. They had beer or wine coolers and you opted not to drink but they continue to say well it Super Bowl Sunday don’t you know football and drinking goes hand-in-hand Which then you gave in . The second influence

For motor skills part, there are two factors to analysis, which include muscle control: leg muscles and heart muscles; eyesight effect by the alcohol consumption. An organization which is named Narconon Reviews (2013) claimed that motor-skills are those functions that muscles, hand, feet, etc work together. They are always executing specific actions, such as walking/running, driving a car, picking up an object/moving it. Motor skills also connect with sensory channels. These channels include sight, sound, touch, smell and even tastes. If an independent drinks alcohol, one of the channels will be limited.

Alcohol is a substance that has numerous diverse affects on the body-both positive and negative. Alcohol not only kills brain cells, but when taken in profusion it has almost no constructive affects. Sure it can make one overlook his/her problems, but the consequences of drinking in excess far outweigh the benefits. It is not a crime to get drunk, however alcohol will almost always cause one to conduct them self in a way he or she would not normally behave. For instance, a sober man will not usually drive ninety-five mph down I-95, however, after consuming a good amount of alcohol, his eyesight, judgement, reflexes and abilities are hindered to the point that he feels