will reach its peak. This will talk about the positive effects of marijuana and why it should be legal from an opinionated view with factual information included. It also shows how it would benefit people with minor to serious medical issues. The effect that the legalization of marijuana would have will be discussed as well. Alcohol, which is legal, is compared to marijuana, and how it is more dangerous than the drug and the long-term effects as well. Marijuana has come along way since it was first
without ever addressing the facts behind what it does to the human body. Which one is really safer though, marijuana or alcohol? Contrary to popular belief marijuana is safer and more beneficial than alcohol is, when examining the health effects on the brain and the body during consumption as well as long term. Meanwhile bars stay open till 2 am every night and no one questions that alcohol is very detrimental to a person’s health and can even kill when consumed. Although some authority figures may claim
Many negative effects come with drinking alcohol. Since teenagers’ brains are not fully developed until they are in their mid 20’s, it is especially dangerous to them. The legal alcohol age should not be eighteen because it harms the teenage brain and body, it has negative (and potentially fatal) effects on school, and it has negative effects on driving. Some may think that teenagers are grown up enough and are mature enough to drink alcoholic beverages at the age of eighteen. However, research
Alcohol consumption is highly prominent around the world and Australia. Most Australians have consumed alcohol at some point of time in their lives. Most individuals doing so at a level that is acceptable and does not lead to any ill health or injury. There is, however, an issue with the misuse and abuse of alcohol in Australia across all age groups. This paper will discuss the use of alcohol in Australia broadly before focusing on the consumption of alcohol in the 16-29 year old age group. This
country, campuses have had more students who are experiencing alcohol problems and alcohol related injuries than ever before. This is due to the fact that alcohol is so readily available wherever you go. It can be obtained in liquor stores, grocery stores, superstores and even the local shop on the corner of your street. This is especially true on college campuses, where students may not be mature or responsible enough to handle the effects that come with drinking. From weekly drink specials at the
Alcohol has always been around in our lifetimes. If you enjoy it now then what if you had it at an earlier age? What if your parents allowed you to drink it? What if your children could drink it without any problems. Alcohol by itself is not dangerous at all if consumption is regulated and drinking responsibly. Each day, it seems more and more incidents involving the influence of alcohol or being drunk are occurring more often. That creates a very negative image of alcohol, and minors could be educated
teen-agers have tried alcohol, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in the top three causes of death among teens: accidents, homicide and suicide” (Underage, CNN.com pg 3). Students may use drinking as a form of socializing, but is it really as good as it seems? The tradition of drinking has developed into a kind of “culture” fixed in every level of the college student environment. Customs handed down through generations of college drinkers reinforce students' expectation that alcohol is a necessary
Alcohol guidelines are set clearly and the standard amount is stated clearly, yet 88000 people are killed of alcohol and 10000 people are killed of alcohol impaired driving every year. Despite the large number of deaths caused by alcohol in the past years, people seem to still continue in overtaking alcohol. There also seems to be an addiction on alcohol and most people cannot stop drinking after their first try and have slowly made it into a habit, drinking it at a daily basis, and people seem to
The Banning of Alcohol Stacy Rhymes was a 24-year-old woman from Britain. She had “drunk herself to death...She had started drinking at 17 and seven years later her body simply gave up under the constant assault from alcohol.” She had barely had a life before she died. In the end, “her stomach was like a balloon, as if she were nine months pregnant. Her long hair was falling out, her urine was coloured black and she could not eat. She was scared to look in the mirror because her eyes were yellow
Commonly Used Substances The four most commonly used substances are alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and prescription drugs such as pain killers. People use drugs for pleasure or recreation, and as medication. Many of them become addicted by abusing the substance. Drug abuse has long term and short-term affects depending on their pharmacological and usages. Alcohol is one of the most abused drug substances and the use of alcohol has been recorded since the time of cave dwellers. The findings of stone-age