Alcohol
In this
article it talks about alcohol and how younger kids are drinking, especially in
the European countries. Alcohol is a very serious matter because it because
addicting after drinking it for a while. Alcohol also destroys your liver,
which you can die from it. “Alcoholism
is the cause of 7.5% of illness and premature death in the EU. For 15-29
year-olds, however, this proportion climbs to 10% for females and 25% for
males. It is the leading cause of death for this age group. More than nine
teenagers out of ten have drunk alcohol, beginning at the average age of 12 and
a half, notes the document. "In addition to these direct risks, young
people are often victims of the secondary effects of alcohol abuse," adds
the European Youth Forum, including violence, driving while intoxicated and
domestic violence.”
What the author is trying to do is
to increase the number of kids drinking. Also the number of deaths cause from
drinking. “Another key proposal was the document's suggestion for the creation
of a zero-rate blood alcohol level in the EU for young and inexperienced
drivers. This measure would also concern public transport and drivers of
commercial vehicles, particularly those transporting hazardous substances. The
Commission hoped with this measure to help slash the number of road deaths in
Europe from 50,000 in 2000 to 25,000 by 2010. The communication also urged
member states to set up a regulatory framework for blood alcohol testing and
sanctions in the EU.”
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2006 Europolitics
Source Citation
"HEALTH
: ACTION PLAN WILL ATTACK ALCOHOLISM AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE." European
Social Policy (2006): 64835. Global Issues In Context. Web. 1 May
2012
Post write
I know I need
to write more but I just wanted to see how I would lie the topic. Also not
really sure, if it’s the topic I want to do.
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