Velasquez 1 Alexis Velasquez yee is A WV Professor Noh w \ Ww English 114 a { s HY D 19 OT eee? 7 2 November 2015 x ‘The Effects of Alcohol ‘Substances are consumed to alter the perception of reality. In Every Day, A awoke in a body that was heavily addicted to a drug; A never mentioned the drug eed A oe yi of using and experimenting with the substance of alcohol in college usually for the ge” bvsyy % but Levithan made it obvious it tormented the body {Teenagers are open to the idea first time. Yollege is an experience where most students first leave home and have wont the opportunity to live on their own. Teenage college students are more likely to Anca trery ave not edweutte d. © binge drink becAnie they do hot know how to drinilalcoholresponsiblyyor the ae A pura 4 thuwet es 1” possibility of underage drinkers gettinginte'danger increases ay a we? Ten percent of licensed drivers are under the age of twenty-one, yt Wh ney Fe hut eterna responsible for the seventeen percent of fatal alcohol-related crashes. Driving wb intoxicated isa crimeperiodgedt < breaktHe law are far worse. Underage drinking is an issue common not only fen an acute — amongst the college community but also among high school students. This is a problem that plagues our communities and hurts our economy. Alcohol related KY crashes cost American taxpayers 100 billion dollars every year according to the £- ow National Council On Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Alcohol is easily accessible to college students and since they are very naive to the effects of drinking because of vVelasquez 2 inexperience a), the majority of unintended accident happened between the ages of 18-24&uree J 4K Pa tope ¥ Whenever ye think of substance abuse, it is sometimes assumed that the harder drugs such as methamphetamine, heroin, and crack cocaine that do the most WeHa elie ces 970 Tue, imagiers harm to our lives and oir health. However, that assumption is wrong because alcohol is the most easily accessible substance in most communitiesysjce Jiquor and other alcoholic beverages cane in local grocery stories and gas stations. Se 01 raver TW ulaida WTNOVS, Knowing someone over the age of twenty-one also-ean lead to them buying alcohol Wins WONKA And oeage. alcohol abuse can lead to the serious problem of rect Pre quires oF addiuts TS addiction. With addistioncmany-lose track of what their priorities are in life, In Weng particular, college students who drink, seceeres au miss opportunities to participate in the social, athletic, and cultural activities that are part of college life. Thea EM ise of alcohol and binge drinking can also affect the academic success of a student Students that drink often, >&timed week, are reported to have lower than average grades and have a high rate of dropping out of school according to the _ organization of college drinking prevention ("tert By) ‘Accidents that occur under the SHOX of alcohol can be prevented through changing cultural misconceptions and behaviors about alcohol use through ‘Cducation. Consistent enforcement of existing laws and regulations of alcohol purchases will help prevent any more alcohol abuse, Expptd Hoss to treatment and recovery support services for adolescentiand their families will help communities move away-from-this abuse.Due to increased public awareness and Wnprore WIS D igsue,Velasquez 3 ed 48.5% from 1982 enforcement, alcohol impaired driving deaths have decreas' which was 26,172 to 2006 which was 13,470 deaths according to the National Council of Alcohol and drug dependence as well. (Ufkaus: ’) ase, Alcohol'in college may lead to alcoholism after college-which affects our << T = relationships with our family. If you are consuming alcohol ingen college, ~~ people around you may be consuming harder drugs, which can make alcohol a gateway drug. Alcohol shortens life span as well ifitis done excessively; kidney and liver failure rates go,substantially. WD burda College students are burden with the fact that they have not been educated when they were youngeg #@ they enter college, ignorant to the consequences of place, drinking too much in-ceHege. The only way to fix this problem is Steacii the souree, teach students at age where they are mature enough to understand, Around the age oduladny tenon of 14 or 15 is a good time to start tallng mora the Oye ences of drugs in general. (46 ats aN Ww bi wey we oe a es th ewMV Velasquez 4 Underage and College Drinking. N.p.,n.d. Web. 01 Npv. 2015, “High-Risk Drinking in College." N.p., n.d. Web.