...Q. What are the pros and cons of making alcohol illegal today? What other option can you suggest to regulate alcohol consumption apart from legislation? Give reasons for your response citing research. Answer to the student: People use alcohol for a number of reasons. Once someone addicted with alcohol they cannot stop using them. He continues to use alcohol despite numerous negative consequences. Alcohol slowly but inevitably destroyed the physical health and mental health and moral character (Baumberg B & P Anderson, 2008). It is a creature of nearly unemployment, poverty, all social problems, business failure, insanity, slums, crime, and violence (especially against children and women). It related with very real social and economic problems of with every country within the world. So that is most significant evidence against making alcohol. Misuse of alcohol has the potential to impose harm on both society and individuals through a range of social and health problems (Austin E and Weintraub M, 2006). Apart from legislation there are various significant suggestions to regulate alcohol consumption. Price is a first factor influencing the consumption of alcohol. Low alcohol prices encourage higher consumption. So regulation or taxes that affect differently lower-priced drinks may be more reducing and effective for heavy use of alcohol. A strong policy to help minimize the harms and maximize benefits of alcohol use. Alcohol policies creating a balance in a number of different...
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..."There are no recorded cases of overdose fatalities attributed to cannabis, and the estimated lethal dose for humans extrapolated from animal studies is so high that it cannot be achieved," stated in a 1995 report prepared by the World Health Organization. (Medical Marijuana Mall USA, 2013). Medical marijuana is safer than prescription drugs, alcohol, and spice. Marijuana is more beneficial to use than prescription drugs because of the lack of serious side effects. The most common side effects of marijuana are coughing, wheezing, and bronchitis. These side effects are easily taken care of by using a vaporizer or preparing foods with marijuana. Marijuana is less dependable than prescription medication such as pain killers. Prescription medications are now killing more people in the United States than illegal street drugs. Even more importantly the consumption of marijuana cannot result in a fatal overdose. (Medical Marijuana Mall USA, 2013). Someone can’t even take a Tylenol or Aspirin without there being serious side effects to the liver and other organs in the body. Medical marijuana is not lethal, prescription and even non-prescription pills, powders, liquids, and injections are. (Medical Marijuana Project, 2012). A CBS news editorial by Dr. Mitch Earleywine mentions that medical marijuana can be marked cheaper to use than certain prescription drugs. This is especially relevant to patients in chronic pain who do not have medical insurance and need to pay out of...
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...DESK RESEARCH TO EXAMINE THE INFLUENCE OF MARKETING AND ADVERTISING BY THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY ON YOUNG PEOPLE’S ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Research prepared for the World Health Organization by the Centre for Social Marketing at the University of Strathclyde Emma Cooke, Gerard Hastings and Susan Anderson March 2002 Acknowledgements For acquisition and translation of international data: Jill Bain, Marina Biniari, Liliana Carcamo and Ingrid Kajzer. For comments on the final draft: Anne Marie MacKintosh For administrative support: Kathryn Angus and Aileen Paton. CONTENTS Page No 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY 2 3.0 METHODOLOGY 4 4.0 RESULTS 7 4.1 Advertising 7 4.1.1 Econometric Studies 7 4.1.2 Consumer Studies 11 4.2 Other Forms of Marketing 15 4.3 Developing and Transitional Countries 21 REFERENCES 25 1.0 INTRODUCTION At the World Health Organization Ministerial Conference on Young People and Alcohol in Stockholm (February 2001) considerable concern was expressed about the nature and pervasiveness of advertising and marketing by the alcohol industry. Explicit examples were shown of alcohol promotion exploiting the themes of sexual, sporting and lifestyle success, often in direct violation of advertising codes. Furthermore, many of the advertising examples displayed images of excessive consumption. In addition, the Conference noted...
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...Theses: the drinking age should be lowered because it would both benefit the economy this would bring in an a lot of money in the economy. The government if they think that this is a bad thing they could increase taxes on alcoholic beverages to bring in more money. Who are we lie to we know that teens drink and most get away with it. We can’t fully enforce it so why not bring in out so that they don’t have to hide it. This would help the local business to gain more business form a one of the largest spenders in the nation which are teens. The issue of lowering the drinking age or even eliminating has always been there it has gone back and fourth for centuries. The two biggest issues are that should we lower it or should we raise it. There are both pros and cons to how we can look at it. From my point of view as an economist I think that we should lower. First point on why we should lower it that if we at age 18 are old enough to go to war and risk our life’s for this great country that they should allow us to drink. I know that this is has nothing to do with economics but this is a big reason and should not be left out. The next reason is that if we lower the drinking age the will bring a new market out. This market is that if teens drinking. The market right now that is out there for teen spending is huge and every one is trying to get into it. See in order for most business to survive they need to expend past their targeted customer in this they can compete and survive...
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...millions of college students all over the United States! The drinking age in the United States is 21 and it is somewhat of a controversy for many people. The drinking age should be lowered because people will engage in more responsible drinking, people in their teens will get in less trouble with the law and most importantly it will be the last step towards fully making 18 year olds a part of the adult community. It is well known that college students like to drink. It is no secret, but where they buy and consume their alcohol is a secret. The president of Middlebury College, John Mcardell says, “kids find ways to get around the 21 year old limit. This law has been an abysmal failure. It hasn't reduced or eliminated drinking. It has simply driven it underground, behind closed doors, into the most risky and least manageable of settings." Since most college freshmen and sophomores are under the legal drinking age they are not able to buy their own alcohol and much less go into a bar and have a drink. In a survey I made out of my class all 11 students said that they have consumed an alcoholic beverage before they were 21 years old. They also said that they didn’t believe this was immoral or wrong for them to do so. In a survey done by a website called www.alcohol101plus.org the survey reports that 82% of college students under the age of 21 have had alcoholic beverages before the age of 21. Both these surveys are stating that almost every college student is breaking the law,...
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...Community Health Advocacy Project: Teenage Substance Abuse NUR 544 October 1, 2012 Community Health Advocacy Project: Teenage Substance Abuse The aggregates teenagers/ adolescent and substance abuse the prevalence of alcohol use among teens mixing the effects of alcohol shifts teenagers toward risky and violent behaviors. Alcohol and any substance can cause impaired judgment and slow reaction time which provides more of a detailed explanation on why major factors have teen motor vehicles crashers, homocides, suicides, and drowning’s include some type of substance. Substance abuse among teenagers has been linked to early sexual intercourse, date and acquaintance rapes, unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, fights and community property damage (Nissen, L. (2007). To understand the community’s perspective of the health status, the services used or required, and concerns. Data collection is needed directly from the aggregate, which can be more insightful and accurate. The survey tool that is specifically created for the teenage aggregate population contains demographics data to help the researchers to determine if there is a gap in services that are needed. The tool created would be used in focus groups according to Nies and McEwen (2011), “these can be very effective in gathering community views, particularly for remote and vulnerable segments of a community and for those with underdeveloped opinions. Focus groups can produce greater interaction and expression...
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...identify which of your personal associations are reinforced and provide specific examples of this reinforcement. After leaving the site, write down any new personal associations you have with Jim Beam and how the site created these associations. The types of brand associations included in the brand equity framework include attributes, benefits and overall evaluation. The attributes connected with the Jim Bean brand in my view include the product related, where I feel the design is very original, the size is convenient, and the cans portray aesthetically pleasing colours. The non-product related attributes include the packaging, which with the new 10 block packs, is sleek and stylish, the price is among the current RTD range standards, and the user image includes simple, hard-working Aussie blokes. The other non-product attribute I associate Jim Bean with is the Jim Bean girls. The Jim Bean girls are always club hoping giving away free things and promoting a fun, sexy side to the alcoholic beverage. The benefits Jim Bean offers me personally is the alcoholic content, which works on the simple functional level of getting me drunk, the symbolic benefit of the beverage being one of my personal first drinks to drink on a regular basis when very young, and the taste now reminds me of good times and early party days. My overall attitude towards Jim Bean is the alcoholic beverage is aimed for laborers, has hot women degraded for laborers, and is for the simple alcoholic drinker. I do enjoy...
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...American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, expectant women should not drink any form of alcohol. Pregnant women who think they have consumed any type of alcohol should be aware of the serious and negative effects of alcohol on the development of the baby (fetus). In the United States, prenatal exposure to alcohol is the most common cause of birth defects. Exposure to alcohol during pregnancy causes damage to the brain and affects the child's behavior; these effects can completely be prevented (Hawkins, Catallano, & Miller, 2011). When an expectant mother drinks alcohol, it goes through the placenta to the fetus via the bloodstream. The fetus’ liver is not yet fully formed, so it cannot metabolize the alcohol quickly enough. At this stage, the baby (fetus) has a high blood alcohol concentration. It therefore is deficient of oxygen and the nutrients needed for its brain and organs to grow properly. White matter in the brain, which is responsible for speeding up the processing of information, is sensitive to alcohol affecting it when the mother drinks while pregnant. Timing is one more medical factor in the development of fetal alcohol syndrome. A baby’s facial features are formed during weeks six to nine of pregnancy. Scientific evidence shows that mothers who drink during this three-week window are more likely to have babies with the facial deformities associated with fetal alcohol syndrome. Damage to the baby’s organs through drinking is most likely to happen in the first...
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...CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Scope Alcohol has been cited as the drug of choice among the youth (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2006). It is prevalent, enduring, and rampant across the majority of the different realms worldwide. Underage drinking is when anyone under the minimum legal drinking age drinks alcohol. Aside from being illegal, it is a widespread public health problem that poses much risk attracting many developing adolescents and teens. The use of alcohol is a worldwide concern resulting to millions of death, including hundreds of thousands of young lives lost. Indicators revealed that underage drinking seem to be on the rise among the adolescents. Statistics showed the assessment of the five-year trend of under-age drinking where out of 73 responding countries, 71 percent indicated an increase, 4 percent a decrease, 8 percent were stable and 16 percent showed inconclusive trends (World Health Organization [WHO] Global Survey on Alcohol and Health, 2011). According to the World Health Report (2002) alcohol is responsible for 4 percent of total diseases burden and 3.2 percent of all premature deaths. It is associated with more than 60 types of diseases and other health conditions, including mental disorders and suicide, several types of cancer, and other non- communicable diseases such as cirrhosis, as well as intentional and unintentional injuries. It is very dangerous and harmful for the health and well-being of people especially...
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...HB 490 Introduction to Wine Lesson 1: Wine and Health, Wine in History, Wine and Culture, and Serving Alcohol Safely In Vino Sanitas? Wine (and other alcohols) and Health The French Paradox 60 Minutes segment in 1991 Mounting epidemiological evidence that moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with Reduced risk of death Particularly by coronary disease Red Wine was apparently most beneficial The “J” shaped curve 1 Societal Attitudes The French Paradox report came in the midst of a resurgent prohibitionist sentiment This sentiment has not disappeared, but is somewhat less prevalent or obvious today Societal Attitudes To drink or Not to drink? Some believe the healthiest choice is NOT to consume alcohol, while others tout the purported health benefits of alcohol consumption Others, yet, acknowledge the apparent health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, but hesitate to discuss them as they fear this may lead some may become alcohol dependent to start consuming alcohol Societal Attitudes Much (dis)information on the issue of alcohol and health! You must consider the data critically Interpretations may vary Research is never fully conclusive Scientist not always “value free” Some agencies/authorities have “agendas” 2 Agenda? Visit the websites of these organizations and see if you can establish if they have an agenda relative to wine and health Epidemiology Epidemiology...
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...Alcohol consumption is not illegal in the United States, unless people are under 21 years old. Almost every student in college campuses that is over 21 years old wants to drink alcoholic beverages. Some even think that alcohol should be allowed on college campus. However, if alcohol is allowed on campus, it could possibly impact under 21 years old students and other students who don’t drink in terms of academic development and students’ health. The truth is that drinking alcohol under 21 is illegal. People may say many college students drink anyway, but officially, it is against the law. Many college students smoke pot which is also illegal, but that does not mean campuses allow students to smoke up. Although students have many reasons to drink alcohol on campus, such as events regarding friends, parties, relaxation, etc., the reality is drinking alcohol can damage all students’ physical health, emotional health, and mental health. The first reason why alcohol should not be allowed on college campuses is because it damages students’ physical health. Many students may say that researchers have pointed out that drinking a limited amount of alcohol may be beneficial. The problem is how many people can drink alcohol in a controlled manner to receive those benefits from alcohol? Even though students start to drink in a healthy way, students will ask for more and more gradually. Finally, students can likely become addicted. The addiction can take a physical tell whereby a student...
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...that will be performed will be answering the question, Does Vanilla Extract, Salt, and Flour effect the Rate of Fermentation in yeast? Alcoholic Fermentation is an anaerobic process which takes 2 pyruvic acids + NADH and turns it in to alcohol, NAD+, and carbon dioxide. Alcoholic Fermentation is an important process that is commonly used to make the dough of bread rise. The reason that the bread rises is because the ingredient of Yeast releases carbon dioxide which makes the dough rise and get fluffier. Yeast allows this process to occur. It allows this process to occur because it is one of the few organisms that can go through Alcoholic Fermentation. Yeast breaks down glucose, which helps make alcohol and releases...
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...lowest paid workers have seen an increase of their disposable income. Since the employers saw the benefit, they will then have more incentive to get a job rather than staying at home. However, not everyone can live a better life because of that, only if they are lowest paid worker. A rise in minimum wage may cause unemployment as the diagram shows. It will lead to the real wage unemployment of Q2Q3. Unemployment will damage the welfare of the society. The small amplitude of increase, it cannot really change people’s living standard. While equipping them with skills and knowledge by education can truly help them to be more competitive and thus be better off. In conclusion, this argument is not persuasive enough 2. Educating people in the harmful effects of excessive drinking of alcohol is a waste of taxpayers’ money and higher taxes would be far more effective. Do you agree? Alcohol is a demerit goods that market always overproduces. Excessive drinking of alcohol is associated with negative externalities, for example, like health problems and danger of accidents. Therefore, government needs to help correct it by put tax on it rather than educating people since we had seen little effect from doing so. Higher Tax on alcohol does affect the demand curve shifting to the left and therefore reduce the number of alcoholics in the short run. However, demand of goods like alcohol is argued to be relatively inelastic, because addiction of it is very strong as it has become a habit...
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...Alcohol consumption by youth in the United States has been a topic of concern for quite some time now. The law passed down in July, 1984 states, the age of 21 years as the minimum age for purchasing and publicly possessing alcoholic beverages . For this assignment I have chosen to critique a fallacy in the argument regarding the dispute of a decrease of the current age of consumption and purchasing alcohol in the United States. I believe the arguments discussed in the selected article to be fallacious because they deal generally with the positive results portrayed as an outcome in the reduction of the legal age of 21 to 18. Through analysis of this article, it will be evident that a reduced legal drinking age is a fallacious and flawed argument. Through research, I discovered a blog that is proactive with the reduction of the current drinking age. The blog states that once people turn 18 they’re considered adults, they’re responsible, and able to handle themselves. It goes on to explain the fact that once you’re 18 you are able to vote, drive, and make the decision to go to the military “why can they be mature and responsible enough to vote for a person who is going to run our country, mature and responsible enough to fly an airplane and go to war for our country, and third be mature and responsible enough to drive a vehicle”. Though this argument may be true and those responsibilities are substantial, this argument still remains fallacious as a whole. I believe the major fallacy...
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...government about liquor business, their industry and impact on society. To analyze the dilemma faced by organizations, economical situations and their social responsibility. How evil forces exploiting these conditions to benefit them, in which most of them are work for government officials, politicians and retailers. The society had adverse effects from persons addicted to alcohol. Alcohol is held responsible for a clichés of accidents and injuries in India, including road traffic trashes. The deaths caused by alcohol poisoning has been at alarming state. The regulations made by government of India inefficient. Prevention programs and treatment facilities are wholly insufficient to meet India's needs. It can be anticipated that alcohol use and related problems will grow in India in the future. Unless planned policy changes are designed and vigorously implemented these problems are likely to produce an excessive burden on this developing country's resources. Introduction Alcohol consumption has been a tradition since ages and it plays a significance role in religion culture and medicine. Alcohol is become a part of celebrations like birthdays, marriages, festivals. In other words right from human birthday to his death every major occasion has to be filled with alcohol. Limited amount of alcoholic drinks considered is acceptable and good for health in all...
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