Americans have become more concerned about alcohol abuse than ever before. When queried in recent Gallup polls, 81 percent say they regard it as a major national problem, and they want the government to do more to control it. Seventy-nine percent favor raising the legal drinking age to 21 in all states. And 36 percent would not object to allowing police to stop motorists at checkpoints for administering sobriety tests.
1. Over half of the people said in a Gallup poll that they drank for relaxation.
2. Americans are drinking less due to such reasons as concern for health and family life.
3. According to a Gallup survey, the number of drinkers aged 18-to-29 has increased by 21 percent over the past five years.
4. Some moderate drinkers think they have become addicted to alcohol.
5. Drunk drivers have fifteen times more accidents than non-drinking drivers, which is the worst aspect of alcohol abuse.
6. Over half of the drinkers who need medical help have never sought such assistance.
7. Government has taken more measures to discourage drinking as a response to the public cry for controlling alcohol abuse.
8. Heavy drinking is defined by HHS as ______daily.
9. For young male drinkers, they regard drinking as______.
10. Child-abuse, divorces, and suicides are often related to______.
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