Alcohol plays too significant a role in society today and should be an after thought as
             opposed to the most essential addition to any social event. Alcohol creates numerous
             social, economic, and health problems that could very easily be stopped if it played a less
             influential role in every day events. The use of alcohol is prominent in, but not limited to
             three social circles that include students, family groups, and religious gatherings.
             Experts have much to say about alcohol use and abuse in these three categories, including
             all of the negative aspects of drinking.
             Social drinking is a common occurrence around America. Whether it is after
             work or after a football game, white collar or blue, two-thirds of the American population
             sit down at least once a week to enjoy an alcoholic beverage (Med.unc.edu). Many of
             these people do not realize that drinking is what leads to uncontrolled behavior, drunk
             driving, and in the long run, addiction. They are thinking only of the short-term effects,
             not the negative long-term consequences. People who regularly turn to alcohol
             eventually begin to neglect their families and other responsibilities, consequently
             wrecking the lives of loved ones and their own as well. While the lasting negative effects
             of alcohol use are spewed daily through the media, the problems will not stop until
             society completely understands how alcohol can indeed pose a serious threat to the
             Alcohol has an adverse effect on the economy. The consequences of alcohol
             abuse and dependence cost the nation an estimated $99 billion each year (Gordis, 209).
             It is tax money that pays for alcoholics who both live on the street and are barely getting
             by or who are in government-funded hospitals and institutions. The United States should
             either find an alternative way to take care of these people or perhaps raise liquor taxes.
             Either one of these opti...