Alcohol
Alcohol is a drink readily consumed by all sectors of society. It is not uncommon for a man or woman to drink alcohol on a daily basis. I believe that the legal age for alcohol consumption should be lowered from 21-years-old to 18-years-old. Since the early days of history, people have ingested alcohol. ... “Alcohol was considered a medicinal healer for the sick, tonic for the healthy, an up lifter for the saddened, and required fare for celebrants.” Only alcohol abuse was considered bad. ... that promoted temperance (minimal or moderate use of alcohol). ... It was also the time of a great increase in alcohol consumption. ... Second, the law did not prohibit the purchase or use of alcohol. Since this was the carefree time of the “Roaring Twenties,” the demand for alcohol was very high. People bought alcohol from bootleggers, which proved to mark the 1920s as the beginning of organized crime, such as the Mafia. ... Alcohol belongs to a family of chemicals that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms. ... The next effect arrives after the alcohol is distributed throughout the body. ... Alcohol slows down the functioning of the cells and organs until they are less efficient. ... There are three types of alcohol abuse that include social drinking, alcohol misuse, and alcohol abuse. Social drinking is the recreational consumption of alcohol. Alcohol misuse is marks the period when alcohol consumption is obviously producing negative effects. Alcohol abuse is frequent or regular alcohol misuse. ... Despite the negative affects of alcohol abuse, I believe the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 years of age. ... The number of teenagers drinking alcohol is rising each year.