Alcohol

Paper Summary:

This paper argues that alcohol consumption should be illegal in the United States. It suggest that while it can be argued that alcohol consumption should be a personal choice and that making it illegal would infringe on an individual's right to chose, its harmful effects (on the consumer and those around him) are too great to ignore. The paper begins by providing statistics for alcohol related deaths and then discusses the negative effects of alcohol consumption.

From the Paper:

"Of course many will argue that the consumption of alcohol is a personal choice, and to make alcohol illegal would be to violate the individual personal rights and freedoms that are we are supposed to be guaranteed in this country. Though this is an accurate opinion that it is a personal choice to consume alcohol, the risk of the individual harming innocent people around them is far too high to ignore. Preserving the lives of the innocent has been morally and philosophically placed above personal rights especially when the individual who is free to choose then becomes dangerous to those around him. So, in effect, the choice to consume alcohol is not the choice restricted to the individual. As one chooses to imbibe such a dangerous substance, they not only choose to damage their own body and faculties, but they also choose to everyone else's safety and life that he encounters after he has his drink. This is a violation of multiple other personal lives, and so the sheer quantity of those at risk who are not involved should dictate that the choice should be removed from the few who have the control over so many."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cambridgeshire Alcohol Advisory Service. "Alcohol-the Effects on the Body". Drinksense. Accessed 9 December 2006 from http://www.gurney.co.uk/drinksense/factsheets/effects.htm.
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