Essays on Binge Drinking

Edgework can be termed as anarchic human experiences that often involve voluntary activities that individuals take part in for the purpose of acquiring a sense of self-determination as well as control thus, through an “adrenaline rush”. Further, edgework can also be defined as the negotiation of two extremes as well as opposing sides these are such as life and death (Lumtpon 2012). When individuals take part in edgework activities which are acts that involve extreme risk- taking, they tend to push themselves thus, to the edge of danger for the purpose of gaining excitement as well as certainty (Lyng ...

Introduction

Abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs is a nettlesome problem, as its incidence has risen since the beginning of the century. Long-term regular alcohol abuse sooner or later leads to alcohol dependence, mental shock, nervous system and internal organs diseases. Despite the commonly held belief, active-duty personnel in the military are not quite as tough as to be completely immune to the substance abuse problems that blight civilian populations. However, the exact number of the alcohol abusers is very difficult to determine because people tend not to share this information. Thus, the numbers among civilians are very rough as ...

Social Marketing Case Study

Binge drinking among youths in colleges and universities is on the rise. Binge drinking has become an important topic in alcohol research; however, the field lacks definitional precision and empirical cohesion. It has caused a numerous amount of acute impairment to many young adults and has also caused numerous other health consequences. Social marketing could be an effective measure in reducing binge drinking among the youth across the country. Recent research shows that unattractive social consequences are associated with binge drinking. These social consequences may include: annoying others, embarrassing oneself, sexual harassment, and burdening friends. Social marketing take into ...

The research question that needs to be answered in the study is what is the correlation between depression and substance abuse among college students? The main reason for doing this research is to explore the correlation of depression and substance abuse among college students. College students are under a lot of stress that causes them to have depressive symptoms. Some of them deal with these symptoms by using drugs and alcohol. Numerous studies indicate that there is a correlation between depression and substance abuse among college students. It is believed that going to college brings about positive outcomes. However, ...

Introduction/ Thesis

Ethanol is the main ingredient in alcohol. It is also the ingredient that makes a person drunk and can be found in grapes and grains after they have been fermented and their sugars digested by yeasts. The ethanol in alcohol can have a number of powerful effects on a person’s mind and body. The use of alcohol can lower inhibitions by reducing shyness allowing them to act more freely, this can result in them doing things that they later regret. This paper will argue that despite the negative cogitations that surround alcohol consumption that there are positive benefits ...

Abstract

The legal age for alcohol consumption and the wisdom that applies to this choice has for some time been a topic that has been subject to vast research and scrutiny and this has been so because the reasons why we had taken the step to raise the drinking age to 21 do not seem to be coming true with the choice that we have made. This means that there has come a time again where we look at both sides of another choice but this time we make a decision about the lowering of the legal age for drinking ...

The current national drinking age of 21 years old is sensible. However, there are a number of people who are adamantly opposed to this law, demanding that the current legal drinking age be lowered to 18. While many people want the legal drinking age to mirror the legal voting age, and the legal military service age, lowering the drinking age to a mere18 years old will have dire consequences for everyone in the United States, especially teenage drivers. Each year, alcohol plays a key role in the number of deaths caused by teenage automobile accidents, killing almost one-third of ...

(Student’s Full Name) As a college student, I have several personal issues that most other college students deal with. One of these issues is the ability to manage the stress of dealing with the many assignments, tests, and exams that students need to take. I also have to worry about the rising costs of college. Of course, the cost of college tuition is a huge concern. But I also have to think of transportation costs, the costs of books, transportation and accommodation. I have also witnessed the effects of binge drinking and I wonder what can be done ...

Introduction According to Erik Erikson’s theory, youth is a time of self discovery (Alice and Landale 2011). A young person attempts to seek individual identity which is separate from family. During this period, the youth tend to think in terms of establishing a life philosophy which is free from conflict. This is in contrast to the reality, which is laden with conflict. In this process of self discovery, the youth tend to be rash and ignorant and in a sense consider themselves ‘immortal gods’. This can be illustrated by the carefree attitude they adopt (Hunt et al., 2009). Many ...

According to survey carried out in 2009, just over half of American youths between the ages of 12 and 20 claimed that they regularly consumed alcohol (Edwin and Harald 10). Alcohol abuse is a major issue among today’s youth and a solution needs to be found to eradicate the growing problem.

Despite the introduction of tougher laws against underage drinking, the issue has actually worsened (binge). One of the key problems with underage drinking is that a teenage brain isn’t fully developed in terms of judgement. As a result of this, adolescents are well-known for making bad decisions and choosing to ...

According to the medical dictionary alcohol abuse is use of alcoholic beverages in surplus, either on certain occasion or as habitual practice (Medical dictionary). Just like any other drug, abuse of alcohol is detrimental to ones health. The effects from alcohol abuse range from what one would consider as mild to extreme, mild effects include being violent to extreme ones such as liver cancer. It really does not matter whether one is a binge drinker or a regular drinker as they all lead to accumulation of alcohol in ones body. Besides, a binge drinker is likely to sooner or later become a regular ...