“Alcoholism: the disease that makes you too selfish to see the havoc you created and care about the people you shattered.” Alcoholism is an addiction to consuming alcohol and the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting on depending on alcohol. Approximately 16.3 million people in the United States are affected by this horrible illness, not including the minors that abuse alcohol. Although alcoholism is a difficult problem, there are various treatments to help individuals overcome their illness.
Alcohol affects different parts of the body mentally and physically. When you first consume alcohol, it goes straight into your bloodstream. When alcohol goes into your bloodstream it then transfers to your heart which can cause high blood …show more content…
Alcoholics Anonymous is a group of men and women who share their experience with each other so that they may solve their problem and help each other out and recover from the illness (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). There is no cost to join Alcoholics Anonymous so if someone is seeking help and is in financial trouble they will not have to worry about paying for help. When someone joins Alcoholics Anonymous they go through a 12-step program of recovery. The first step “is for the alcoholic to admit that they are powerless over alcohol and that their lives have become unmanageable” (AddictionCenter). “People with an alcohol addiction need to look to something greater than themselves to recover” (AddictionCenter). When the alcoholic figures out they need help they must accomplish full recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous; they must take their faith one step further and create a plan for letting in a higher power. Once they let in a higher power the next step “requires self-examination that can be uncomfortable, but honesty is essential in this process. The key is to identify any areas of past regret, embarrassment, guilt or anger” (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). Then the alcoholic must admit to past poor behavior. Often, alcoholics will share what they wrote down about their past. After the alcoholic shares their past experiences, they are ready
Alcohol affects different parts of the body mentally and physically. When you first consume alcohol, it goes straight into your bloodstream. When alcohol goes into your bloodstream it then transfers to your heart which can cause high blood …show more content…
Alcoholics Anonymous is a group of men and women who share their experience with each other so that they may solve their problem and help each other out and recover from the illness (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). There is no cost to join Alcoholics Anonymous so if someone is seeking help and is in financial trouble they will not have to worry about paying for help. When someone joins Alcoholics Anonymous they go through a 12-step program of recovery. The first step “is for the alcoholic to admit that they are powerless over alcohol and that their lives have become unmanageable” (AddictionCenter). “People with an alcohol addiction need to look to something greater than themselves to recover” (AddictionCenter). When the alcoholic figures out they need help they must accomplish full recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous; they must take their faith one step further and create a plan for letting in a higher power. Once they let in a higher power the next step “requires self-examination that can be uncomfortable, but honesty is essential in this process. The key is to identify any areas of past regret, embarrassment, guilt or anger” (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). Then the alcoholic must admit to past poor behavior. Often, alcoholics will share what they wrote down about their past. After the alcoholic shares their past experiences, they are ready