Essays on Alcohol Abuse

Thesis: The establishment of 21 years as the legal drinking age is safe for both civilians and military personnel. I. Topic sentence Drinking starting at an early age is detrimental in the substance and alcohol abuse later in life. Young people engaging in alcohol taking increases higher risk of AUD disorder in their...

Wallace, A.E, A Wallace, and W.B Weeks. "The U.s. Military As a Natural Experiment: Changes in Drinking Age, Military Environment, and Later Alcohol Treatment Episodes Among Veterans." Military Medicine. 173.7 (2008): 619-625. Print. The United States military bases before 1982 allowed alcohol drinking to all ages. However, in 1988, there were...

Is excessive alcohol consumption an important problem on college campuses, and if so what should be done about it? Introduction Excessive drinking is one of the most severe problems facing many college students; alcoholic abuse affects their social life, education, and health on college campuses today (Foxcroft et al., 24). Across campus,...

Alcoholism is a chronic medical condition. It is characterized by unchecked alcohol consumption that has an impact on the user's family, work obligations, and mental or physical health. Many people in the culture have either died from it or have been severely affected by it. More teens and adults than...

As a result of alcoholism, Captain William "Whip" Whitaker is dealing with psychiatric disorders. The first major psychological problem suffered by Whip is substance abuse. Whips shows a variety of symptoms in light of the DSM guidelines for this psychiatric condition. Next, he frequently consumes alcohol, leaving him unable to...