Enforce the law In the United States, the legal drinking age for all fifty states and the District of Columbia is twenty-one years of age. ... Why keep a law that cannot be enforced? If the repercussions from the problem of breaking the law are few and light to most people, why enforce the law at all? The fact that I would like to be involved in counseling young children through their problems of abusing alcohol and drugs still makes me consider the legal drinking age in the United States. For now I say the age must be lowered or better enforced. ...

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Alcohol/Drug Abuse Today alcohol is accepted in a social gathering or in a rich environment. ... Programs like D.A.R.E. tells kids from an early age how bad drugs and alcohol can be, so they know when that time comes for their first party or event that evolve such substances. No success has really shown in anybodies fight against alcohol/drugs. ... They will continue to always have groups to help the addicted and to teach the young about the bad things that these drugs can bring to your life. ... Enforcement of prohibition became very difficult. ...

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The main "drug" causing death, however, is tobacco. ... All the deaths that involve the drug result only in combination with alcohol or other substances. ... One drug is no better than the other, yet the least harmful one is outlawed. ... In 1993, 3.1 million people surveyed admitted to using the drug every day, and the numbers are still increasing. In 1994, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) spent 1.3 billion dollars trying to keep marijuana off the streets, which has already cost the taxpayers over 30 billion dollars; after all that, 4 million people have been arrested. 250 were p...

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Throughout America the drug that is used the most among teens is alcohol (Social 1). ... Georgia implemented a plan in 2001 to enforce underage drinking. ... Necessary tools were provided to help enforce these laws as well. More law enforcement was also provided to help communities in their fight against underage drinking (Georgia 1). ... The Albuquerque Police Department has come up with a recent cost effective plan to enforce underage drinking. ...

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First, some adults, mainly the baby boomers, don't think that alcohol is a drug. Most parents think that it is better to drink than it is to do drugs. ... For every kid sent to rehab for drugs, 100 more kids are sent for alcohol. Alcohol is a mind-altering chemical that is potentially more dangerous than any other drug and can be very destructive. ... Finally it's considered a drug and doing drugs are bad for your health. ...

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The three national strategies are: "High Visibility Enforcement, "Training more Prosecutors on Alcohol and Screening and Brief Intervention."... The first strategy, high visibility enforcement is sending a message to drivers. ... Strategy two would train prosecutors on alcohol and drugs. ... For example, sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, drug evaluation and classification program, roadside breathe testing, and Per Se Laws such as .08 and above is Oregon's legally impaired limit to drive. ... Some drugs that also affect impairment are, "hallucinogens which are drugs that cause hall...

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The new law could not be enforced and caused regular law abiding citizens to break the law. ... Most young adults in the US view alcohol as a drug whose main purpose is to get someone drunk. Because of that, they end up using the "drug" with intentions of getting themselves drunk. ...

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, first use of alcohol typically begins around the age of 13. ... (TRU) One solution that I feel will help solve this problem already exists but is hardly enforced, is the presence of cops at every bar. ... College students that are found using alcohol or drugs have to go to a seminar that teaches them things about what they are doing to themselves and others. ... In addition to these tactics there should be better education about alcohol and drugs. ... The fact is that most students feel as though you are supposed to drink in college as we...

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The real challenge for congress would be to enforce the law. ... Ultimately, the biggest problem of enforcement was the lack of funds. ... The law indirectly forced drinkers to switch to more serious drugs like opium, marijuana, patent medicines, and cocaine (Thornton 70-73). ... Lee responded, "the greater the attempts at enforcement the stronger the sentiment against it." ... Local law enforcement agents and citizens were not getting along (Allen 245). ...

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Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. ... First, they enforce their rules and regulations. ... (Travis, Penni) Parents often talk to their children about drugs and alcohol. ... Alcohol is not only a dangerous drug, but it also can make or break you. ...

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The nationwide legal age limit was enforced with the threat that President Reagan would not give money to states for roads until they increased their drinking ages. ... Punishments for driving under the influence must be increased and always enforced. ... To combat this problem, the United States must acknowledge that enforcing responsibility would be more effective than criminalizing something that teens and young adults do anyway. ...

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(The Drinking Age, pg. 1) It is the one drug that high school kids experiment with the most. ... States were encouraged to work with other agencies like the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) to combat the still-growing problem. ...

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Another crime that is stimulated by the influx of casinos is drug and alcohol abuse. ... The criminal can effectively demand that you give him your money, and since it is mostly cash, it is difficult for law enforcement to trace. ...

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