Alcohol can be consumed safely when used as directed. Alcohol has a major impact on society which usually we are unware of. Alcohol is a colorless liquid that found in wine, beer, spirits and other drinks. In the United States sales of alcohol are prohibited for anyone under the age of 21. Alcoholism or alcohol addiction often starts at a young age, although alcohol is not legal for the consumption of people under the age of 21. People under the age of 21 think it is cool to drink and feel the need to drink to have fun, this is where their dependency usually begins. Teenagers make up approximately 15 % of alcohol sales in the United States. Problems related to alcohol, “typically cost taxpayers around $60 million a year” as stated by drugabuse.com. Within the united states about 18
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This is when they remove all the alcohol from the body so there is not a physical dependency for the alcohol. Most alcohol treatment centers demand that the individual needs to stay there for a certain period of time. 90-day treatment centers are found to be the most affective for people suffering with alcoholism. There is also outpatient treatment that people use as an option. Outpatient treatment centers usually consist of Alcoholic Anonymous Groups and other programs designed to help abusers overcome alcoholism. People after completely inpatient treatment use outpatient treatment as a way to stay on track so that relapse is not in their future. While working in the hospital I have had to opportunity to “patient sit” several different alcoholics going through alcoholism. I got to learn their story and watch them withdrawal. I found this very difficult because majority of my patients choose the bottle over there family leaving them with no one but themselves, the patients were additionally very aggressive and would hit and kick me because I would not give them the alcohol that they
This is when they remove all the alcohol from the body so there is not a physical dependency for the alcohol. Most alcohol treatment centers demand that the individual needs to stay there for a certain period of time. 90-day treatment centers are found to be the most affective for people suffering with alcoholism. There is also outpatient treatment that people use as an option. Outpatient treatment centers usually consist of Alcoholic Anonymous Groups and other programs designed to help abusers overcome alcoholism. People after completely inpatient treatment use outpatient treatment as a way to stay on track so that relapse is not in their future. While working in the hospital I have had to opportunity to “patient sit” several different alcoholics going through alcoholism. I got to learn their story and watch them withdrawal. I found this very difficult because majority of my patients choose the bottle over there family leaving them with no one but themselves, the patients were additionally very aggressive and would hit and kick me because I would not give them the alcohol that they