Alcohol dependence

Alcohol dependence is on the rise throughout the United States, and effects a plethora of interpersonal relationships. This was exemplified in “Under the Influence,” by Scott Russell Sanders. Through much research and reading, I have learned more about how alcohol dependence effects family relationships, romantic relationships, and friend relationships. The negative effects of alcohol dependence on interpersonal relationships is very prevalent for all age groups, and is a problem that must be addressed

populations. Yet nationwide, the alcohol dependency rate is six times greater for Native Americans than that of the general population, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2014). Alcoholism and alcohol-related problems have created serious issues in Native American communities, but in recent decades, substantial advances have been found to understand sources and solutions to these problems. New research into the way alcohol is metabolized by the body and its

heavily in treatment and management of alcohol dependence. Originally synthesized and patented by a small pharmaceutical company namely “Endo Laboratories” in New York, it acts as a competitive reversible antagonist to the opioid receptor – a group of G-Protein Coupled receptors distributed in the Brain, spinal cord as well as the digestive tract and are often associated as the part of the brain that cause a person to feel ‘euphoria’ induced by narcotics and alcohol [1]. Promoted as a remedy for opioid

consumers of alcohol do not suffer adverse consequences. Individuals with excessive drinking patterns, nevertheless, have an elevated risk for alcohol-linked problems ranging from social to health issues. Alcohol abusers are a sub-population of alcoholic or alcohol-dependent individuals. However, the terms “abuse of alcohol” and “alcohol dependence” are dissimilar (Harford & Muthen, 2001). Consequently, alcohol abusers may drink excessively without being dependent. In addition, alcohol abuse includes

of having a substance dependence disorder with an overall empirically tested accuracy of 93%.” Dr. Glenn A. Miller developed the SASSI-3 and is comprised of 67 true-false items with additional 26 item self-report section on substance use for identifying people with a high probability of having a substance dependence disorder. The subtle items of the SASSI-3 appear to have no correlation with the rest of the test. The subtle items may identify some clients who have alcohol or other drug issues the

physical or mental desire to consume alcohol beyond his or her capacity to control it (O’Connor, 2011). As an alcoholic drinks more, his or her tolerance increases. This means he or she will need more alcohol in order to feel drunk. He or she may also experience a physical dependence; if they do not consume alcohol they will begin to experience withdrawal symptoms. The other type of drinking problem that someone may have to deal with is alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is when an individual’s drinking

says that, “alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcohol or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency”. Individuals that deal with alcoholism often report that they feel they cannot function properly without alcohol. People turn to alcohol for various reasons, the most common reasons are relief of stress, coping of loss, relief of anxiety, and simply to feel good. Long term consumption of alcohol can lead to many health complications. Research has shown

understood as an applicable theory of practice that would be beneficial in the environment where I currently work which is an alcohol treatment facility. Whereas, it is understood that clinical and applied aspects of Motivational Interviewing (MI) have shown effective as a relatively brief intervention (Levensky, Cavasos, & Brooks, 2008), especially those dealing with an alcohol dependency. According to Miller and Roderick, MI, has been defined mostly as a directive, client centered counseling approach

mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependence. You can find alcoholism everywhere; it causes automobile accidents, exterminates families, and almost everyone knows someone who suffers. This distinctiveness, caused by the horrors that only the person knows, whether it stems from abuse as a child, the lost of a loved one, or other horror itself. Many studies concerning why and how people develop an addiction to alcohol, and we know why people turn to this behavior, but what

When alcohol is consumed it attacks and impairs a variety of cognitive processes (Norton & Halay, 2001). Some of these cognitive processes include: executive decision making, impulse control, modification of emotion, and future preparation (Norton et al., 2001). The focus of this Research Paper will be to examine the cognitive effects of alcohol consumption and any correlations between impulse control (impulsivity) and alcohol consumption. Research studies have shown that alcohol use disrupts the