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 younger an individual starts drinking, and the greater the intensity and frequency of alcohol consumption, the greater risk of using other drugs. ... An individual may begin to regularly rely on drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism. ... Often, the use of drugs creates additional external pressures and exacerbates the existing ones. A vicious cycle occurs: the individual uses drugs or alcohol to deal with existing problems, and that use causes more problems. The individual then uses more drugs to deal with these new problems. ...

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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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People associate alcohol with marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs. Technically, this statement is correct because any substance that can change the function of the body is a drug. ... Denouncing alcohol as a "drug" may underestimate the use of illegal drugs; therefore, encouraging other drug use, especially among teenagers. ... Therefore, this misguided effort to associate alcohol with illegal drugs is not likely to be efficient. ... Others might argue that education is not enough to solve underage drinking because teenagers are too ignorant to understand the effects of alcohol; theref...

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Alcohol is a drug that is a depressant. ... Every day drivers are arrested for driving under the influence, or driving while intoxicated, as law enforcement agencies continue to crackdown on these dangerous offenders. ...

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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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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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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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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among the youth in the Unites States.... Wolfson) This not only shows the lack of severity in which our own enforcers take this act but also displays the perception that under aged drinking; mostly ages 18-20, is not worth the trouble of processing further legal actions. ... Also there have been many cases in which an experimental drug works on rats but fails to work when incorporated into human trials. ... When drugs, are exploited and abused there will be serious repercussions ...

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Consumed in excess, alcohol is poisonous to human systems and is considered a drug. ... Many law-enforcement agencies regard a .08 percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream as evidence of intoxication. ...

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