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Alexis Velasquez
English 114
Professor Noh
19 October 2015
Abuse of Alcohol

Alcohol is something you cannot escape in your teenage years, ending high

school and entering college. The main problem is that most teenagers are nave to
the effects of alcohol so they abuse it. Teenagers do not know how much to consume
and how much drink to be at a state where you feel pleasantly affected by it.
Blacking out is the result of drinking too much where the body cannot take it
anymore and passes out. This usually happens because the drinker wants to be at
that state or the victim is peer pressured into it. Therefore I believe Alcohol should
be restricted and limited, and teenagers should be taught about alcohol in their
schools and by their parents. Only people who have taken and passed a drinking
awareness course and are certified, should be allowed to purchase and consume
alcohol.

People might argue that it would be too difficult to purchase alcohol, but this

way we can prevent countless accidents and deaths. The rate of accidents involving
drunk drivers will go significantly down because teenagers will be more alcohol
educated and older adults will have been taken an awareness course and be
certified to purchase the alcohol.

I would not recommend banning alcohol in its entirety because I know,

alcohol are infused in some cultural festivities. For example to celebrate the Catholic

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ceremony of Mass, wine is needed the ritual of the Eucharist. And other festivities
like a Hispanic Quincenra, alcohol is defiantly needed for the toast and the
celebration. Therefore alcohol is something that should be more talked about
learned about before consumption.

Problem drinking among College Freshmen
Werner, Mark J, and John W Greene. "Problem Drinking Among College Freshmen."
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Prevention and Intervention Research with Latino Families: A

Transitional Approach
Stein, GL, and LE Guzman. "Prevention and Intervention Research with Latino
Families: A Translational Approach." Family Process, 54.2 (2015): 280-292.

The Cost of Alcohol

Rosen, Simon M, Ted R Miller, and Michele Simon. "The Cost of Alcohol in
California." Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 32.11 (2008): 1925-
1936.