Scene TIMELINE: 1. Two summers ago on a Thursday night after we went out for dinner, my best friend Julia received a phone call from her mother, who has suffered from alcohol dependence syndrome for years. 2. Her mother told her that she had signed up for Alcoholics Anonymous classes, was feeling much more exultant and energetic, and was overall in an extremely better condition. 3.…
Alcohol and drug-abuse individuals, for instance, can be confused about the causes and controls of their dysfunctional drinking, and may not realize what to change in order to recuperate from alcohol misuse. If the individual consult a behavior specialist, they may be urged to analyze the immediate antecedents and consequences of their issue of drinking. These situational stimuli are seen as the vital causes or controls of behavior and should be changed if problem drinking is to be modified. Individuals might need to change however; they may not know how to change. Indeed, even with the best treatments accessible, the majority of alcoholics and drug abusers, will return back to their addictions within a year or two after treatment.…
Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome The goal of this paper is to summarize and synthesize five research articles that are relevant to my PICOT question. My PICOT question is: In patients that are withdrawing from alcohol, what is the effect of benzodiazepines, compared to other drugs in the treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)? The synthesis will include inconsistencies and contradictions in the literature that was reviewed.…
Diagnostically, the vignette illustrated some important clue to lead us to diagnose James with depression, GAD and possibly Alcohol use disorder. For depression, there were two major symptoms reported by Joe which are sleep problems where he reported difficulty falling asleep, and psychomotor retardation where he reported having problem is getting out of bed in the morning. Also, his worries about losing his job and his mind won’t shut up, his anxiety, most probably GAD. His confession about drinking, and his Hispanic descent let us to thinking about alcohol use disorder (APA, 2013). In the same time, James’ job is in jeopardy which reflect an impairment of his occupation.…
Alcoholism can be defined as an individual who desires consuming alcohol at high levels in order to relieve any distress they may possess. It typically begins when someone experiences a negative conflict in their life that affects them to a great ordeal. Excessive drinking can develop overtime, or in some cases, occur in a very short amount of time. The majority causes of consuming alcohol in the first place can be due to high levels of stress. In which, people who have high levels of stress are more likely to drink alcoholic beverages.…
Regular and heavy alcohol or drug consumption increases the chances of a person becoming dependent on the substance. After dependence has set in and the person, for whatever reason, stops drinking alcohol or using drugs, they will undergo detox. According to Bear River Health at Walloon Lake, an alcohol and drug rehab center in Boyne Falls, MI, detoxification is identified by the mild to severe physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. This process is the first step the majority of drug and alcohol addicts will encounter on their journey to rehabilitation. Withdrawal…
Substance use disorder is defined as the disorder in which a person ingests the foreign particles like alcohol and drugs which could lead the health impairment with mood swings as well as perception and consciousness problem which can lead a person to not focus in the life to deal with the consequences. Substance use is common in young people. Substance Abuse & Dependency Disorders: Business Model Transformation Ahead (Gruber & Urbanowicz 2016, pp.23) suggests that substance use disorders are complex and failure to maintain the chronic conditions in which person cannot live without having the substance in daily life when a person is fully dependent on it. Care for that disorders are very necessary to cope with the disease because it may lead…
Alcohol dependence is a substance related disorder in which an individual is physically or psychologically dependent upon drinking alcohol. There are many reasons for why people develop alcohol abuse disorder and they can be explained through biological, psychological and social approaches to explain this complex disorder. Biological evidence shows us that certain people are more genetically vulnerable to drug abuse according to researchers conducting twin, family, and adoption studies. It is also said that genetic risk factors cut across all mood altering drugs. The role of the environment and the role of genetics is also examined when looking at substance use, abuse, and dependence.…
When the body becomes exposed to chronic exposure to alcohol the body will adapt to changes thus causing different responses to it. A person that drinks alcohol all the time will build up a tolerance to alcohol and will not get the effect as a person that drinks once and while or rarely drinks. The brain will start to develop a pathological craving for alcohol, longer the chronic drinker uses alcohol the stronger the desires become to fulfill them. If the body does not get the desired fix of alcohol once it becomes addicted to it, individuals will develop side effect from lack of alcohol. Some of these side effects are anxiety, elevated heart beat, overwhelming feeling of restlessness and sweating (NEUROSCIENCE: PATHWAYS TO ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE,…
Alcohol is the most commonly abused substance in America. Millions of Americans suffer from alcohol abuse, along with several more millions who partake in patterns of risky, binge drinking which can lead to serious alcohol problems and even death. When you drink, you are not the only one who is at risk; it’s the people around you as well. You become a potential threat to yourself and anyone around you. There are far too many terrible incidents that are the result of people under the influence.…
"Most likely, substance abuse and dependence result from a combination of factors, including biochemical, genetic, familial, environmental, and cultural ones, as well as personality dynamics" (Straussner, 2013, p.14).…
Substance abuse is all too common within most populations, although particularly common in lower financial class neighborhoods. People experiment with drugs for several different reasons, to enhance their athletic abilities, to simplify with stressful life circumstances, to relax, to rebel or simply because their social environment influences it. The use of drugs does not automatically confirm addiction, however the amount of influential power it is has on someone’s every day life at home, school, work or relationship then experience the probability of drug addiction. Drug abuse is the consistent usage of drugs for the intended purpose that will effect the physical working of the mind and body. In fact, many ongoing drug abusers have developed…
Alcoholism is a disease in which individual developed an addiction to alcohol. According to Alcoholism in the Workplace, Alcohol dependence is defined as, “A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychological, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It has characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortion in thinking, most notably denial” (“Alcoholism in the Workplace”). The article Alcoholism in the Workplace states that, “Alcoholism is the failure to control drinking because of both a physical and emotional dependence on alcohol” (Alcoholism in the Workplace).…
An example here is that I have a friend who was upset one time and she tried to use alcohol to make herself feel better, but she got an important exam second day. She was so drunk that night and almost lost her mind. After that she got hangover and looks so bad, and she absolutely failed the exam. I believe that is the reason why underage drinking is illegal in America, because young people lack of the skill of self-control. So they will become addicted with alcohol easily.…
According to a study by the American Bar Association, one out of three practicing lawyers have a drinking problem. This may be because 19 percent of lawyers have symptoms of anxiety and a further 28 percent have depression. Due to the stress that lawyers face on a daily basis, it is unsurprising that alcohol addiction has become a problem. While alcoholism is a problem, there are new options for alcohol treatment for lawyers. Evidence based treatment programs offer an alternative to the traditional 12-step program.…