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Claim - Alcohol affects your relationship with your parents, family, and friends.
Alcohol is a very dangerous drug that can affect you physically, mentally and emotionally. It can also affect your relationships with your parents, families and friends. This doesn't only apply to people under the age of 21, but everyone that has been involved in heavy drinking. Alcohol in a way can encourage us to pick a fight, or argue with someone. You get drunk from drinking because alcohol lowers your inhibitions and it may make you feel more confident of yourself and less anxious of others. When that happens, people tend to say things that they wouldn't dare say it out loud, but only think in their minds. Alcohol can also make people feel relaxed, but it can also make you aggressive after drinking a lot. Not only you argue with your family or friends, you also use a lot of money in buying drinks. The more you drink, the more you want, then you might even need medical attention because you drank too much, which leads to spending more money for the treatment, transportation and days in the hospital. Alcohol destroys relationships and it has been said that alcohol abuse lead to higher divorce rates. Wine and alcoholic drinks were created for the good. It can help you reduce stress, tastes delicious with cheese, and a great drink to drink with your friends. Sadly, it is very addictive as well and can harm your life, Parents should always forbid their children to drink outside, and only drink at home, limiting their amount of alcohol they can drink. Friends should also be aware of their other friends if they drink or not, and maybe even testing them out by asking if they want to go out for a drink in a pub. Every country should enforce a law stating that only ages 21 or older can buy and drink alcohol. These actions aren't that hard to be done, and they are simple, yet they can change a person's life. Alcohol has killed 3.3million people around the world in 2012. That is 5.9 percent of all the deaths worldwide in 2012. Just like pornography, drugs, and gaming, it ruins a person's life completely and they fail to show the world who and what they really are capable of doing. It's never too late to change. Nl, Powel. “What Are the Problems & Effects of Alcoholism on Families & Marriages.” American Addiction Centers, Powell Nl, 5 Mar. 2013, americanaddictioncenters.org/alcoholism-treatment/family-marital-problems/. Kelvin. “Alcohol Destroys Relationships.” Alcohol Mastery, Kelvin, 22 Nov. 2015, alcoholmastery.com/alcohol-destroys-relationships-stop-drinking-alcohol-for-relationship-reasons/.
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Claim - Teenagers drinking alcohol are damaging their body and some even killing themselves by binge drinking
Many teenagers around the world under the age of 21 are drinking. Some are even younger than 18. Each year, according to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5,000 people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. 1,900 of them are from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 as a result of homicide, 300 from suicide, and a few hundred from injuries like falling, getting burned, and drowning. These are just the statistics of America. It is estimated that around 623,000 teenagers from age 12-17 had AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder). That's a very large number. Alcohol has never been such a big issue for teenagers in the past. They were taught to not drink any type of alcohol until they were 21 and they obeyed this rule. Nowadays, 11 percent of 8th graders in America had engaged in heavy drinking. This must be stopped. Young teens only drink because of stress, depression, pressure from their peers and friends, or have alcoholic parents. Parents have a big responsibility of teaching their children what is right and what is wrong, but the school also needs to pay attention to their students and make sure they all understand that drinking under the age of 21 (depending where you live) is wrong. Schools should add a class that takes place one every week or two, and the class focuses on drugs and alcohol, teaching the students that they shouldn't give in to temptation or pressure and should always say no to them. Hong Kong does a decent job regarding to underage drinking. There are strict laws declaring no underage drinking and those that get caught will serve in prison for a few months and pay a fine. I strongly believe that drinking alcohol should be only allowed at the age of 21 or above, and should apply to every country. “Teenage Drinking.” Teenage Drinking: Understanding the Dangers and Talking to Your Child, Robert Segal, 3 Oct. 2015, www.helpguide.org/harvard/the-dangers-of-teenage-drinking.htm. S, Johnston. “Underage Drinking.” National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 3 Oct. 2006, pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa67/aa67.htm. |
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