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Alcohol Use by Shelby Meaders
Why would any person wish to lower the drinking age to 18- or anything other than 21? Alcohol limits one’s capabilities of accomplishing any given task. Nevertheless, alcohol kills. It’s as simple as that. Alcohol can be related to specific diseases-especially liver-and also to homicides and car accidents. People under the influence are likely to commit actions that they wouldn’t ordinarily do on a regular basis. Alcohol can have significant effects on feelings, perceptions, and physiology. Although, one or two drinks might lighten up someone who is feeling depressed-Why the heck do people-specifically adolescents-drink? Adolescents drink to feel as if they are rebelling. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Publications Distribution Center) It is a sense of rebellion because it’s simply illegal. Alcohol use is merely ridiculous. A glass of wine won’t hurt an adult-but I’m sure giving a teenager a beer ball might harm them-eventually.
Alcohol’s Effects
(http://www.alcohol.vt.edu/Students/alcoholEffects/index.htm)
Progressive Effects of Alcohol
| Blood Alcohol Concentration |
Changes in Feelings and Personality |
Physical and Mental Impairments |
| 0.01 — 0.06 | Relaxation Sense of Well-being Loss of Inhibition Lowered Alertness Joyous |
Thought Judgment Coordination Concentration |
| 0.11 — 0.20 | Over-Expression Emotional Swings Angry or Sad Boisterous |
Reaction Time Gross Motor Control Staggering Slurred Speech |
| 0.30 — 0.39 | Severe Depression Unconsciousness Death Possible |
Bladder Function Breathing Heart Rate |