The Pros And Cons Of Drunk Driving

The United States is “the land of the free”, however, there are a few regulations on alcohol. The law most widely known is that no one under 21 years of age is able to consume alcohol, however, at 18 years of age one can handle alcohol in places such as restaurants, bars, etc. The percentage of the 310 million individuals that live in this country that have a sort of alcohol dependency falls at about 16.9% (WHO, 2016). This is an alarming rate (one that is larger than Spain and Italy) and serves as a premise for which several characteristics can be attributed. Though the educational system is one of the most advanced in the world, there is little to no education on drinking until high school. This can hinder the youth, as some come from abusive

There are programs such as Shattered Dreams where the reality of drunk driving can come to life through simulation and models in front of the students’ eyes on campus. Personally, I know this has had an incredible effect on students and their families and has made it so that bad decisions were not made when they had the possibility of manifesting. In addition, religion has buffered the effect of alcohol in the South, but not so much for America as a whole since the country is shifting from a religious country to a less-denominational unit. Around 1 out of every 10 deaths occurs in adults aged 20 to 65 from alcohol abuse (Hendry et al, 2015) and that statistic grows every year. Religion in America does not hinder the drinking much, but through observation it is clear that some do not drink due to “religious reasons”. Furthermore, the social stigma of drinking is at an all-time high (though, does not seem to effect drinkers much). Shows such as Intervention show the harsh reality of being an alcoholic, but even through the explicit and violent characteristics of alcoholism, it is still more prevalent in the general population than what would be

2) – showing that there are large differences in governmental policy, education, religion, and social stigma. The alcoholism in America is much higher than Italy because of the lack of importance of alcohol – the country does not pair wines with food religiously and does not focus on the properties. Rather, drinking is purely pleasurable and sometimes without meaning. Spain is higher than Italy because, perhaps, of the low drinking age. The population is smaller in Spain than it is in Italy, but the proportion between population and alcohol abuse percentage is skewed tremendously. In contrast, Italy is a popular country but has much less of a alcohol abuse percentage, maybe due to the legal age of drinking being the close average of Spain and the United States. The United States has many more programs to reduce the amount of drinking, while Spain and Italy have unshakable religion on their