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    today’s society are victims of underage drinking. Which is not something our nation is to be proud of. Through my research, I have found that 5,000 or more young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. This includes deaths from vehicle crashes, homicides, suicide, falls, burns, and drownings. Underage drinking should not happen because it could lead to health problems, addictions, and serious accidents. (Let’s begin) Body Underage drinking can set you on a path for very

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    certain legal drinking age, these laws are quite ineffective. The reason that people believe that the current legal drinking age laws are ineffective is because of the numerous loopholes for underage people to obtain alcohol, and underage people are going to consume alcohol if they want whether the presence underage drinking laws exist or not. Even though the government makes laws about the legal drink, law enforcements have no real way to enforce the laws about underage drinking in every situation

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    sheet on underage drinking, 30% of high school students reported drinking some form of alcohol in the past thirty days. It has become a norm in the lives of high schoolers and it happens on a daily basis. It causes many problems, both physically and mentally. Some of the biggest risks that teens who drink face include: death, interference with brain development, and academic failure. These are some reasons why underage drinking is a dangerous habit that needs to be taken under control. Underage drinking

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    Some underage students feel the need to involve alcoholic beverages in their social gathering because of social media’s portrayal of party’s, peer pressure and other reasons. Little do they consider the problem of underage drinking, especially on college campuses or fraternity and sorority homes. First of all, students drinking underage are violating the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which declared that only individuals over the age of 21 were legally allowed to consume alcohol. In

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    community which I’m a member of, people don’t are responsible, and can’t take anything serious. Underage drinking is a serious issue in my community every time people start to drink at a younger age and it’s time to do something about it. Around 4,000 college students die every year because of car accidents and injuries related to underage drinking. First, it’s important to establish the problem of underage drinking is real in my community. Parents, police departments and others agree that the majority

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    “Prevalence of Underage Drinking”, which is the first resource that will be described, is informative and interesting. Information pertaining to when underage drinking starts is covered, as well as some interesting facts about cigarettes. For example; alcohol is used more than cigarettes and marijuana, by underage individuals. I was surprised to discover that alcohol was the go to substance, rather than nicotine (I;E cigarettes), for minors. The following statistic regarding alcohol use in minors

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    these crimes and potentially prevent your teen from committing these crimes. Underage Drinking While underage drinking might seem harmless to your teen, it is important to know that about two-thirds of sexual assaults among teens and college students were linked to alcohol consumption. Underage drinking is also linked to suicide, traffic accidents, and violence. Because there is zero tolerance for underage drinking and driving in Minnesota, a teen caught

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    stressed they tend to find relief at the bottom of a bottle. It’s interesting that most of the times you only hear about teens underage drinking to the extreme, but if they thought high school was rough. Apparently the real world’s tougher to deal with and leads to getting drunk as well. This article caught my attention because all they talk about in health class how not to underage drink, but they never say anything about after you turn twenty one. The harm is all the same. The author explains that scientist

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    of underage drinking? Underage drinking in Australia is a major issue as alcohol being consumed by teenagers is increasing. Research demonstrates that adolescents who binge drink frequently, will probably utilize drugs and receive poor grades at school. Some major reasons for underage drinking are accessibility, peer pressure, and parents influence. Alcohol consumption among teenagers should be reduced to decrease serious injuries and deaths as well as violent behavior. Problematic drinking problems

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    Underage Drinking The legal drinking age in the United States is twenty one, while around the world the legal drinking age varies from no age restriction to age eighteen. The drinking age is a huge controversial topic to talk about. Everyone has their own opinions. Some think that the drinking age should stay the same. Some believe that it should be set higher. Others believe that the drinking age should be lowered. Most people believe it should be lowered to age eighteen. Can keeping the age where

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