Persuasive Essay On Alcohol And Alcohol

Although there are many commercials, ads, documentaries, seminars, etc. on the reasons why people should never drink and drive, you would be surprised how many people still get behind the wheel after having had more than just a drink or two. We might not realize it but every day, about 28 people in the United States die in car crashes that involve a drunk driver. This equals to one death every 51 minutes! It’s so sad because these statistics could be way better if people had a well thought out plan prior to going out drinking. There has been research found relating to Drinking and Driving Behaviors since this topic is now becoming more of an issue in this generation than it was in the past. For instance, Schell, Chan, and Morral (2006), found that some people who have a DUI record tend to have pretty high expectations of themselves even after having some drinks in their system (e.g., “I feel more relaxed when drinking"), so with that being said those people with higher confidence were the ones more likely to be engaged in drinking and driving activity. While intoxicated, we often don’t consider any negative consequences that can happen to us but as you’ll see on the news, on social media, in the newspapers, etc. driving while under the influence can be very dangerous and even fatal.

Marijuana has been a controversial subject for some time. Marijuana has been used for abundant treatments for thousands of years. Marijuana assists in relieving the pain and symptoms. Marijuana also has many names and various forms. Some common names are pot, weed, joint, and Mary Jane. Smoking, eating in cooked foods like brownies, pills like prescription capsules, are a few forms marijuana is used. Mary Jane helps patients with epilepsy, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, chronic pain and anxiety and much more. In the world today, there is a lack of access to medicinal help for people in the society. The restrictions on marijuana allow for patients in critical conditions to decline in health. With fewer

Every year, an estimate of 10,000 people in the United States die from motor vehicle crashes that involve a drunk driver. Not only is the number of accidents leading to thousands of deaths and injuries are excessive, but also the cost of repair for the vehicles is sky high. Even with these consequences, drinking and driving continue to be an issue. There is an estimate that of the 210 million licensed drivers that live in the United States, that 17% have a DUI conviction. To solve this predicament, it is important to think about what kinds of punishments for these drivers are necessary, taking an account for alcoholism, criminal record, number of offenses and blood alcohol content. It is also necessary to find ways to prevent future disasters and decreasing the rates of drunk driving per year. To come to a conclusion of the kinds of penalties for DUI’S is based on the understanding of the biological aspects of how alcohol affects brain functions and the psychological question of why people still do it.

In the United States today many teens have the problem of underage drinking. Whether they do it to look cool or to have fun, it is an enormous problem. In fact, one our four teens state that the would ride with a driver that is intoxicated (“Underage Drinking”). This shows that teenagers and not only irresponsible with alcohol, but also uniformed of the serious consequences. Although the rates of underage drinking have dropped within time, there are still ways to lower these rates more (Klass). With much research and problem solving, I have come up with three different ways to lessen the issue of underage drinking. The three options I focused my research on was changing the way colleges teach, lowering the drinking age, and informing

In this day and age, when it comes to alcohol consumption and laws of alcohol use in countries around the world, many people debate about whether the legal drinking age should be raised, lowered, or stay the same. What about a society where alcohol would be illegal?? Well, when it comes to the sheer number of deaths that occur from drunk driving alone, you’d end up agreeing with it. To add to this, addiction is always a risk to be taken into consideration, because it leads to alcohol poisoning, eventually causing death. All in all, alcohol is something that is just as addictive as any other drug, and should it be treated as an illegal drug as well. The following are just some of the many reasons why this should be so.

For those who never give the legalization of marijuana a time of day or those who are hesitant on giving it a chance, are now starting to believe that the legalization of the substance would ultimately be helpful for the United States. One of the main reasons why non believers are starting to convert is because of the medical advantages the substance has to offer. Some of the states in America have already legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes and even other countries, including our neighbor Canada have a set of strict laws for marijuana allowing the use of it for medical purposes (Curry, 2012). States in the U.S and other nations have permitted the usage of marijuana strictly for the medical aspect and to even give it the title like medicine should change some views on how “dangerous” it really is, especially since there has been no reports or any recorded issues with the substance being used for medical purposes only. Marijuana if used correctly is a great medicine that can relieve great pain for its user. It is also very beneficial to people who suffer on a daily basis with migraines, OCD, ADHD, ADD, and studies show it may even prevent Alzheimer’s. The substance also has no recorded or tested drawbacks from using it (20 Amazing Things, 2013). Another great medical benefit of the usage of marijuana is, unlike other sleep aids, painkillers, alcohol

Teen driving has made a huge impact on society within the past couple years. Several teens have been killing themselves as well as killing others due to drinking and driving as well as texting while driving. Both are very dangerous and should be eliminated. In order to insure safety of teens as well as other drivers on the road, parents should reiterate the importance of safety while driving to their child before handing over the keys.

As you begin to read this, while you are sitting at your desk or relaxing at home, someone else just got the call that their child, who was riding home from school with a friend, is dead. Someone was driving under the influence, and struck her daughter and her friend head on. They died before the medics could arrive, and any last goodbye was gone forever. The person who killed their daughter is an underage drinker, and has been drinking since he was fifteen years old. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in about forty-nine minutes someone else in America will get their life taken away because of the same reason. The problem is obviously alcohol, but what can we do to fix it? Well Ms. Bice, instead of passing

Marijuana has been successfully used to treat pain, nausea, anorexia, and seizures. No serious side effects have been noted in these patients (Britannica 2). Along with these pain-killing effects, marijuana has been linked to helping fight certain cancers and diseases. Studies show that marijuana can help kill breast and liver cancer cells. The potential to prevent Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease is also present (Szalavitz 2). Most medicinal organizations are against the use of medical marijuana due to the popular “gateway theory” myth. The “gateway theory” states that marijuana users are more likely to try harder drugs, but it is simply not true. Marijuana sales are in an underground market, which gives drug dealers an opportunity to push harder drugs to potential buyers. The illegal status of marijuana is what makes it a “gateway” drug (Ferner 3). Consumption of deadly drugs, such as heroin and crack, would reduce significantly if marijuana was sold in a store and not on a street corner (Nathan 1). , Despite the controversy, researchers are continuing to develop and investigate herbal medicine solutions using marijuana to treat patients (Britannica

“Marijuana—also called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, Ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms—is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa—the hemp plant. Some users smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; many use pipes, water pipes (sometimes called bonds), or marijuana cigars called blunts (often made by slicing open cigars and replacing some or all of the tobacco with marijuana). Marijuana can also be used to brew tea and, particularly when it is sold or consumed for medicinal purposes, is frequently mixed into foods ("edibles") such as brownies, cookies, or candies. In addition, concentrated resins containing high doses of marijuana’s active ingredients, including honey-like "hash oil," waxy "budder," and hard amber-like "shatter," are increasingly popular among both recreational and medical users.” Marijuana is actually very useful for life. However, many people who use marijuana as interests that are not as good as consume’s narcotics made into cigarettes, etc.. But it is not good for health as it can damage the antibody It is better if the use of marijuana as well as possible use in the medical world to help cure disease or relieve pain. (Abuse, 2016a, 2016b)

Drunk driving is insanely dangerous and possibly one of the worst things to do. The sign at the Stonebridge Church of God in Alabama read, “Honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you want to meet him” (Quote Garden). This quote is intense. If a person were to pass it, they would probably never drink and drive. There are a lot of different consequences that can come from drinking and driving. Death is one of them. No one should ever drive drunk.

Medicinal marijuana has a lot of benefits. It helps with cancer, HIV/AIDS, insomnia, depression, and eating disorders. Marijuana has a monumental positive effects of treating cancer. The American Cancer Society states that there has been scientific studies that conclude that THC is helpful in minimizing the rough side effects that originate from chemotherapy. They also have stated that in scientific studies that it helps HIV/AIDS patients with appetite. HIV/AIDS and cancer are illnesses that carry poor prognoses. Marijuana would greatly help these suffering individuals. For example, one prominent side effect of marijuana is that it causes an increase of appetite; people suffering from cancer and AIDS are often severely underweight and lack an appetite The American Public Health Association concluded that in the state of Colorado that it has resulted in the decrease of deaths from pain-killers (Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Deaths in Colorado, 2000–2015) Marijuana grows in the ground, naturally (unlike pharmaceutical drugs). Nowadays everything has to be natural for it be good enough for human

Nationwide the ability to drive is a privilege and laws must be followed which are different in many states. In California strict restriction are placed on teen drivers the driving age is 16 with a provisional license and after a 12 month period without any suspensions or probations you're allowed to get a full license. In California there are many laws restricting teens with provisional license like a curfew where driving is prohibited from 11pm to 5am. Also you're prohibited from having a passengers under the age of 20 unless an adult 25 years or older is present. I feel that the driving age shouldn’t be raised because a teen is already prepared to be driving at that age with training he/she gets through the difficult process of receiving a license. Both through the written and driving allows a young teen to be well aware and skilled at driving by the time they get behind the wheel and no need for a raise to the driving age.

Alcohol has been around for as long as anyone can remember and drinking has serious consequences. The fact that drunkenness is repeatedly referenced throughout history as being a bad thing proves there have always been abusers of alcohol. In the past, people would drink and ride horse, which could be a dangerous situation. The first drunk driver in a vehicle was arrested in 1897 in London. A 25-year-old taxi driver drove his taxi into a building and later pled guilty and was fined (history.com). Now, what threatens our society is drinking and driving motorized vehicles. In the United States, the first laws against operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol went into effect in New York in 1910. In 1936, a professor of toxicology and biochemistry created the Drunkometer. It consisted of a balloon device that people breathed into to determine intoxication. The color of the air, when mixed

Alcohol – it’s a dangerous, harmful, international drug. It's legal… but you must be aware of the effects. Just a miuisule dose of alcohol can change your life – forever.