Overconsumption
of alcohol is a major problem in America and too many people are being killed
by this. Each year 88,000 American citizens are killed from overconsumption of
alcohol and one in three violent crimes have been caused by alcohol[1].
This means that roughly 241 people die from overconsumption of alcohol every
single day. That is ten deaths every hour! Think about it, if that statistic is
consistent every year that means that the current population of New Zealand
could be wiped out in fifty years. This gives people an idea about extent of
this ongoing issue in America. The rates of American deaths from alcohol have
risen 37% since of 2002. 9.6 out of 100,000 people are killed from alcohol each
year.[2]
This does not include any violence or drunk driving deaths related to alcohol.
This statistic only includes people being killed from overconsumption of alcohol.
America really needs to go over the alcohol laws in America, too many citizens
are getting out of control from alcohol and deaths are a reoccurring thing in
the present day American society. These statistics really prove the size of
this ongoing issue in America. Tightening the alcohol laws could possibly save
those ten people being killed every hour, or even 88,000 people every year.
Underage
drinking is a clear problem in the American society. In America, the law states
that you are not allowed to drink under the age of 21. Over half of the American population aged twelve or older are current drinkers
of alcohol[3]. This means
an estimated 131.3 million people currently drink alcohol. This results in
4,358 under age deaths each year from alcohol-related car crashes, homicides,
suicides, alcohol poisoning, and other injuries such as falls, burns, and
drowning[4].
That’s about 5% of alcohol related deaths every year and they are not even
supposed to be drinking alcohol. How would the parents of these kids feel about
them being killed by alcohol?
Let’s
face it, alcohol is a drug, it causes hallucinations, brain damage, several
diseases, affects your thinking and you can get alcohol poisoning. All of these
impacts on us can result in death. 88,000 Americans have suffered from this and
it is an evident problem. Although some could argue against this because
percentage of American citizens dying from alcohol is so small that it won't
affect the majority of the citizens of America. People should know better and
have some self-control. This is quite a good point but the truth is that the
alcohol consumers lose control after the have had too many drinks and that’s
when the fatalities enter the situation. These people could be completely
innocent but alcohol has taken control over them and their lives are being
taken from this. Most would agree that it is better to have 88,000 citizens
alive rather than dead each year, so the alcohol laws need to be tightened. America
may not prevent all of the deaths each year, but America certainly have the
potential to prevent the majority of the deaths.
In
conclusion, the population of the United States of America would want the
government to tighten up the alcohol laws because too many citizens are abusing
alcohol and things are getting out of control. This popular drug kills 88,000
people in America each year or 10 people every hour. That doesn’t even include
injuries, street fights and very close calls, only the deaths. Some innocent people
who have had alcohol taken control of them have died. Some underage drinkers
that haven’t quite matured have died. Too many Americans have died and it is
time that the American government introduces tighter alcohol laws before more
human beings are killed by alcohol.
[1] Drinking Alcohol: The Health Pros and
Cons. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from http://www.grandparents.com/health-and-wellbeing/health/drinking-alcohol
[2] Americans
are drinking themselves to death at record rates. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21,
2016, from
[3] United
States Alcoholism Statistics: How Big of a Problem Is It? - Alcoholism. (n.d.).
Retrieved March 21, 2016, from
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