Should alcohol be a legal drug? If alcohol is the most
common abused drug then why is it legal, when it causes many problems, like car
accidents, the driver killing him/herself and/or passengers and/or other
drivers on the road. There are two types of alcoholics’ type I (or type A) and
type II (or type B), type II being the most dangerous one in my point of view.
Type I gradually develops over time, usually after the age of 25, and those who
develop it, may or may not have relatives that are alcoholics. Type II develops
more rapidly, and its usually before the age of 25, most of them have relatives
that are alcoholic and it usually occurs in males more so. Alcohol was
abolished in the past, but of course it was brought back. I believe alcohol is
one of the worst drugs because it is legal, so it becomes a product easier to
abuse, specially now that they have flavored drinks like lemonades, or cherry limeades,
or watermelon, these are all things that make it all the more attracting to
kids and younger crowds. Alcohol doesn’t only cause senses impairments, and
brain damage on high doses, but if happen to overdose on it you could die from
alcohol poisoning as this article points out. My personal view is that alcohol
should be banned, or there should be more restrictions to acquiring it, that
way there are less cases of car accidents or deaths from overdose in our
society. Here is a video on how to recognize addiction.
We live in a society that many people consume alcohol without knowing the consequences. These consequences can affect the people they love and those who are around them. It is very interesting that alcohol is consumed more by men than women. What causes this? Is it due to the environment or other factors? One thing I do agree is that many people that do consume alcohol are people under the 21. Teenagers or adolescents should not consume alcohol because it can affect them in their future.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the reason alcohol consumption is such a problem is because the easy accessibility of alcohol. Yes, there are restrictions (over 21 to legally consume and purchase alcohol), but even with those laws people under the age of 21 drink or purchase alcohol. Teenagers and young adults can obtain alcohol from older friends or relatives. Even though a person is not of age to purchase alcohol, there are always "friends" to help them out. Sadly, alcoholism is a disease and there are people who just can't stop drinking.Another issues is the way society views the act of drinking alcoholic beverages. Take a note of the commercials for beer, liquor and wine. The actors/actresses always seem to look "cool" and having a blast, but in reality the effects and risks are never displayed for national attention.
ReplyDeleteMy point of view is that if alcohol has been banned before and then once again been brought back, if it is banned again it will surely be brought back once again. I do agree that it is very harmful, therefore something should be done to make it less accessible or like you said place more restrictions on it to reduce the consumption of it.
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ReplyDeleteEthically, i'm more inclined to agree with you that we should look at alcohol for what it is and treat it like we do any other dangerous influential drug. However when it was banned it caused alot of unrest within society which drove crime rate up and pulled the economy down because we weren't profiting from under the table bootlegging. So in that case i'd say it would cause more harm than good to make alcohol illegal.
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