The Importance Of Being An Alcoholic

While rising a glass every now and then may be okay, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to extreme alcohol abuse and even alcoholism. The society we live in is strongly prejudiced by alcohol, and affects people of all ages, gender, and background. It has been uncovered to millionaires to the homeless. Alcohol abuse has been a problem throughout the history of humanity; it is a disease which has caused many people to be overcome with trouble, problems, and debts also pattern of drinking that interferes with day-to-day activities. Alcoholism is a term that is widely recognized throughout the United States and the World. Alcoholism is a chronic disease, progressive and often turn fatal; it is a disorder and not due to other diseases or emotional problems. Many scientists have tried to pinpoint what Alcoholism is, and what this disease may be stemming from. Some people would dispute that alcoholism is only the over-consumption of alcohol; this statement is only somewhat true. An alcoholic is a person who relies on alcohol as a medium to help him or her deal with physical, emotional, or spiritual needs. It’s not always easy to see when drinking has crossed the line from moderate or social use to problem drinking. When dealing with Alcoholism a person over comes a lot of problems. Alcohol Abuse is high in the United States, “In the USA, 15% of Americans are problem drinkers, while between 5% to 10% of male and 3% to 5% of female drinkers could be diagnosed as alcohol

One of the oldest forms of social miscreant is the drunkard. When the term alcoholic is used visions of a feeble old man, in dirty clothing, unshaven, smelly and clutching a brown paper bag that houses his poison. He is pathetic, weak willed, he does not care for his loved ones or for himself. In recent times this term has broadened. Some would even be proud to be labeled an alcoholic. Societal ignorance is twofold when it comes to alcoholism, in order to understand Alcoholism properly we must consider both the disease and the treatment.

“Please tell me you’re not talking about the alcoholic,” Rowan made an exaggerated expression of disgust. “That poor man had more issue than strange forms of male pattern baldness.” She waded to a shallower part of the river and followed after them, dragging one of the baskets after her. There was a smaller rock near the one they settled on and she perched herself on it, continuing her scrubbing. "It's started to become his go-to course of action when he's upset with me. You know he started that up again,right? Apparently he's found another one.“ She purposefully bypassed her other comments. It was too early for that type of conversation. With a sigh she gave Bessie an apologetic glance. “I think it has something to do with that client that

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website, there are over eighteen million people in the United States who have a dependence for alcohol. The Washington Post says that six people on average in the United States die each day due to alcohol poisoning. Two thousand one hundred and ninety people per year die because of an alcoholic dependence. Not only does it affect the ones who suffer from this disorder, but also the friends and family of the alcoholic. I myself am someone who has been affected by the abuse of alcohol, and lost one of the dearest people in my life, my grandfather.

The negative effects of alcoholic parents on adolescents and teenagers on low and high economic status.

In alcoholic family’s, “children of problem drinkers never know when the next fight will break out. Their parents’ behavior is hard to predict” (Meyer, 2015, p.5). Parental alcoholism effects many children. With the challenges that arise. There are approaches to help handle with the effects.

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Alcohol has been a big part of the society. It is how people socialize whether they are a business meeting, a party, a bar, and many more places and events. They tend to consume alcohol without knowing and questioning how much they have had. A huge amount of the population have not asked themselves this question, “Do I know what a standard drink is?” According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s (NIAAA) booklet Rethinking Drinking, “Many people are surprised to learn what counts as a drink.” It is really scary to hear that fact because in theory, people are supposed to be educated about it, but in reality, very few people are actually aware. The question is answered in CSUN’s video Not Anymore and the Rethinking Drinking as follows, “A standard drink is any drink that contains around half an ounce to 0.6 ounce pure alcohol. It is equivalent in twelve ounces of a beer bottle, four ounces of a glass of wine, or one and a half ounces of shot of eighty proof liquor.” That is a safe limit a person should drink in order to avoid getting drunk. With that being said, when someone has drunk over that limit, what are the consequences that go with it? The explanations will give clearer understandings to why some characters act the way they acted in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The book is about an Indian teenager, Junior, who has disabilities and tries escaping poverty to have a better life. Along his journey, he encounters several tragedies

Alcohol indefinitely changed my life. My husband is an alcoholic. What is alcoholism? Why do people drink? What are the effects on the alcoholic and their families? How do you know you have a problem. What is the treatment? Is there a cure? How has this affected my life? People from all walks of life drink. The difference is: do you control the alcohol or does it control you? Alcoholism is a constant battle that many people struggle with.

It all starts as a nice, breezy night on the beautiful beachside of Florida. You’re with your best buds having a good time drinking without a care in the world. The moon and stars vibrantly shine in the night sky and everything seems to be going fine. You’re just a bunch of innocent underage kids trying to live the life and have some harmless fun, right? Wrong. The perils of drinking under the age can not only put you behind bars, but also potentially even dictate or end your life. There are many negative effects drinking does to your brain and if you’re going to be drinking illegally, be prepared for the storm and aftermath of it all.

Alcohol and Alcoholism Alcohol is a drug, but unlike the other drugs, marijuana, cocaine, heroine, and probably all the others for some reason this is socially accepted and is legal. Alcohol is bad for you and does have long term affects associated with it. Such as the long addiction to it, effects on the body, and the social interaction effects. Alcohol, and alcoholism is common in America, but drinking is more common around kids. Social drinking a term kids and drinkers have come accustom to, social drinking is defined by one standard drink per hour, and no more than 3 per day, but some people just socialize around people that drink as heavily as they do and confuse that for social drinking.

When talking about alcoholism, we have to take into consideration all of the effects that the alcohol use and misuse have, not only on the individual and its family but on the whole society as well. More or less people drink because they want to socialize and some people drink because they think that with the alcohol they will recover a solution or make their problems easier. Alcohol can have big implications on the individual health. The individual that is an alcoholic or that has alcohol-related problems can be more prone to different diseases. If the alcohol is used constantly for a long period of time it can harm not only the physical but the mental health as well. The individual using alcohol can become aggressive and violent towards the family. The household may also suffer not just physical but a mental abuse as well. The individual with an alcohol-related problem may start being absent from work more frequently, having a lack of productivity, be more easily annoyed and begin arguing with coworkers or superiors. This may lead to losing the occupation and create even bigger troubles with the family, friends, and the vicinity. From this being said, there is a big burden on the society as well. All the injuries, violence that may occur, traffic accidents, treatments, medical bills, changing policies, and so many other problems that the society has to deal with.

As a society everyone of us often feels the need to fit in with others and fall into a common group. Often everybody falls into peer pressure because we see it as if there doing it I should to. Or the feel of need to forget about our problems sometimes we make irresponsible choices. That is why in today’s society alcohol plays such a big role part in our life’s. Alcohol is a drug which we use at any age and any ethnic backgrounds, and that has serious effects on our family’s but not many of us realize this. Alcoholism is often considered as a medical disease, but its better treated as a psychological dysfunction.

The summer before sixth grade, my mom became an alcoholic. At first, I began to feel as if I was drowning in the turmoil and alcohol of my house. The priority of my house was alcohol. Just when I lost my faith in adults, school began again. The structure that it provided, with clear rules, punishments, and meals saved me. Every morning, I was elated to spend hours in a building where I knew the adults were sober, the punishments only came when rules were broken, and my safety was a priority. As my mother's alcohol abuse escalated, and her boyfriend moved in with us, I began to devote all my time and energy to school and homework. When I heard a fight start between them, I opened a novel and blocked my entire house out. My adversity has driven

Over eighty percent of the world’s population over the age of eighteen has consumed an alcoholic beverage sometime in their lives. Of which, fifty-six percent of them have consumed an alcohol this month (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/). “Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor. Alcoholism is considered to be a mental illness that results in alcohol dependency” (Webster Dictionary). Statistics state that there were 2.5 million deaths worldwide; and 88,000 deaths in the United States that were alcohol-related.