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MODE- website MEDIA-blog AUDIENCE-teenage drivers PURPOSE- to tell people about the dangers of drinking alcohol and driving SITUATION-

What did you research and why? I researched about drinking alcohol and driving. I chose this because there are many car accidents involving alcohol. I want people to know how dangerous it is to drink and drive.

What did you create and why? I wanted to show research from different groups of people about drinking and driving. I thought that a blog would be a good way to do that because I can add more blog posts later.

LINK TO PROJECT: https://18amafut.wixsite.com/mysite-1

It is dangerous to use alcohol or drugs while driving. There have been many studies done about this issue.

According to the website [|__https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving__] when people use drugs while they are driving they don't have control of their body. When the use of drugs or alcohol is combined with the inexperience of young drivers, the results can be tragic. In a study of college age drivers, the most common drugs used while driving were marijuana, cocaine, and prescription drugs.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, Inc ( [|__NCAAD__] ), car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and about one fourth of those involve a driver under the age of 21 who has been drinking. In a survey, 12 percent of high school seniors said that they had driven under the influence of marijuana in the previous two weeks.

The School of Public Health at West Virginia University [|__reports__] that alcohol is a depressant and affects body systems as it is absorbed into the bloodstream. Nothing can be done to stop the effects of alcohol other than waiting for the alcohol to be eliminated from the body. Some of the body functions that can be adversely affected by alcohol consumption are reaction time, concentration, and coordination, all of which are critical to driving. When alcohol is used along with other legal or illegal drugs, the effects of both the drugs and the alcohol can be increased.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving ( [|__MADD__] ) says that alcohol affects the brain and especially teens are less able to judge if they have had too much to drink and are likely to rationalize that it is safe for the to drive after drinking. They report that almost 2,000 deaths per year result from underage drinking and driving.