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    happening. Preventing an Addiction According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, individuals should take steps to prevent an addiction. Drinking moderately and avoiding underage drinking are both steps that individuals should take. People who drink at a young age are more likely to become addicts, so underage drinking and drug use should be avoided. Likewise, individuals should talk to a health care professional if they are concerned about a family history of

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    An effective measure universities can pursue to not promote binge drinking is to schedule numerous activities around campus. One of the major problems of college students, as explained in an informational video is that students have too much free time. The video shows that college students are only in class for 15 hours a week compared to high school students who are at school for over 30 hours per week. Consequently, students who are poor at managing their time well, tend to binge drink repeatedly

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    enjoy a few beers here and there. The current drinking age in the United States is 21 years of age, a controversial issue for many. The issue is exceptionally debatable and many people believe the drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18. Many college and university presidents disagree with the current legal drinking age and have come to the conclusion that outlawing alcohol to students under 21 makes the drinking problem worse! The national drinking age should be lowered

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    American kids aged 15 and younger take their first drink.” “Alcohol can rewire the teenage brain.” Teen drinking is a controversial topic, some will say that it isn’t good and should be stopped, some think that it's ok and they should have fun. “Approximately 5,000 people under 21 die from drinking. That means 1-5 of you will die from alcohol abuse before you’re 21 years of age.”"Underage Drinking." Alcohol affects every consumer differently, some may get violent, reckless, or lose all self control

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    viewing college binge drinking as a right of passage for even their youngest students. Thus, demands the questioning of lowering the drinking age to counteract college binge drinking. “The reality is that at age 18 in this country, one is a legal adult. Young people view 21 as utterly arbitrary—which it is. And because the explanation given them is so condescending—that they lack maturity and judgment,

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    college has been to a college party before and has experienced or has seen the form of drinking. There’s a thing called binge drinking where a person consumed a lot of alcohol in a short period of time and that can be very dangerous. Binge drinking at college parties comes to a point that is illegal, someone can get injured, and cause their grades to drop. There comes a time when people are introduced to drinking. Most of the time, they would be introduced to it in college, because it is so easy

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    Binge drinking has been a problem among teens and young adults for decades and a solution needs to be established; because consuming five or more alcoholic beverages for boys and for or more alcoholic beverages for girls in two hours is considered binge drinking. In movies, television shows, commercials during prime time television and any sporting event watched on television alcohol is advertised in funny, sexy, and sophisticated ways. The invitations to relax with a beer, drink with a friend, ease

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    Drinking on College Campuses Underage students drinking on college campuses has been a problem for countless years. Parents and professors look over the problem of students drinking and look at their college life in a positive way. They understand the students to be studying, making new friends, or working. Instead, an abundance of students are partying and drinking at these parties. The transformation from high school to college causes stress to the students. Therefore, instead of the students

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    Did you ever know a teenager who was killed in a drinking and driving accident? “An alcohol crash occurs every 32 minutes” “In 2011, 9878 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. “Underage teens drinking and driving is very dangerous. Underage teens drinking can cause many problems, not just to themselves but others. As a teenager, I understand the temptations there are when it comes to alcohol. All your friends are doing it, you’ll be cool if you do it, no one will ever find out

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    only do adults that drink act out, so do underage teens. Due to the influence of their parents or another guardian, individual teens think alcohol abuse is allowed. Alcohol is a dangerous substance that harms the body in multiple ways. This substance should not be messed with because it can take your life or a loved ones in a matter of days. Stronger attention to the dangers of alcohol addiction would reduce the number of cancers, violence, underage drinking, and death that comes along with the consumption

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