Don't Let Them Drink!

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the shocking number of drinking-related accidents and deaths among college students, the interference that drinking can cause when it comes to education and the health benefits of not drinking at a young age. The paper explains that college provides many students with their first taste of freedom, away from parental eyes. The paper contends, therefore, that the legal age for drinking should be moved to 30-years-old to provide a safe transition from the teenage years to the adult world. The paper concludes that such an age minimum will save lives, promote good health habits and make life much easier for millions of people across the nation.

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Introduction
The Facts
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"College is a time when students expand their horizons. They explore the philosophical side of life, learn that professors love verbal discourse within the classroom, and begin to form their political views. It is also a time in which many students have their first taste of freedom from parental eyes and this can often lead to experimentation with relationships, drinking and other elements of life that were not encouraged or allowed before the student left for the dormitory. Unfortunately the desire to experiment with drinking just as a student is completing a higher education can potentially lead to disaster. The incidence of accidents, poor choices, and flunking out of school all become real possibilities when students start drinking."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chou, Patricia S "Another look at heavy episodic drinking and alcohol use disorders among college and non-college youth ". Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2004
• _____ "COLLEGE DRINKING DANGER CREATES PARENTAL DILEMMA".(L.A. LIFE) Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)1997
• Hang, Lee ."Trends in college binge drinking during a period of increased prevention efforts"; findings from 4 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study Surveys: 1993-2001. Journal of American College Health 2002
• Nisbet, Jenny" TOO DRUNK TO SAY NO; Appalling figures this week said 1 in 3 drunken women are sexually attacked. Now, in a courageous bid to warn other young women of the dangers of mindless drinking, this victim has waived her anonymity to tell of her own harrowing ordeal." The Daily Mail (London, England) 2005
• Wechsler, Henry.Age of first intoxication, heavy drinking, driving after drinking and risk of unintentional injury among U.S. college students."Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2003

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