Answers to Questions 8-11

8 What Happens when you get drunk?
There are ways to tell if you, or someone is drunk.
Slurring words, not understanding normal conversation, difficulty in concentrating, feet are unsteady, spilling drinks, rudeness, argumentative, bad tempered, or vomiting.
These symptoms occur because:
Because of the alcohol, it reduces the signal flow of the brain. This results in depressing the physical and mental movements of a person. Alcohol is also absorbed into the bloodstream directly from the stomach, about 20%, and 80 % from the small intestine.

Alcohol Intoxication. Retrieved from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/alcohol_intoxication/page2_em.htm

39 Signs You are Drunk. Retrieved from http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/signs-you-are-drunk/story-e6frewt0-1111116833214


9. What percentage is drinking under age in Japan?

The percentage of drinking alcohol underage for junior high school students is about 26%, and for high schoolers,38%. This is dangerous for adolescents because it will effect their growth.

Underage Drinking Percentage. (n.d.). Retrieved 2015, from
http://www.kirin.co.jp/csv/arp/underage/actualcondition.html

10. Why do we have a drinking age?

It is said that people who drink from a young age will have a probability of becoming an alcoholic. It is also said that the younger you are, the worse your memory will get.
In New Jersey, the minimum drinking age was set to 21 in 1980s. The result was clear. There was nearly 78 percent decrease of alcohol related deaths such as drink and drive accidents from ages 18 to 20. Studies also show that young people get drunk easier than adults.

"Support the 21 Minimum Drinking Age." Center for Science In the Public Interest. Web. 2015. http://www.cspinet.org/alcohol/support21mlda.html.

"Why 21." Madd 35. Web. 2015. <http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/why21/>.

11.How many countries don't have drinking age?
There are 27 countries without a legal drinking age. The countries are:
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Benin, Bosnia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Solomon Islands, Togo, Tonga, Vietnam.
There are also countries that prohibit drinking alcohol completely. These countries are mostly Muslim related countries, and some parts of India. These countries are:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Iran, Libya, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen.
In QuitAlcohol.com, it says"Alcohol prohibition is a law, a legal act, that prohibits the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages"
Other reasons are that there are bad effects to the human body as a result of drinking alcohol. The short term effects are relaxation, self confidence, and happiness. However, it progresses to a more negative level as you go further. The examples to these are impaired thinking, poor judgement, depression, and reduced coordination. For young people, it can also link to violent behavior and unsafe sex. The long term effect of drinking alcohol are increasin risk of cancer in the liver, esophagus, and breast. To prevent these as a national responsibility, these countries prohibit people from drinking alcohol. It is more of protecting the citizens than controlling them.

Drinking Age.Retrieved 2015, from http://drinkingage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004294#none

"In Which Countries Is Alcohol Illegal?" QuitAlcohol.com. Web. 2015. <http://www.quitalcohol.com/information/in-which-countries-is-alcohol-illegal.html>.