According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, in the United States, alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of death. In 2013, 30.8 percent of all driving fatalities involved the consumption of alcohol, and in 2006 problems concerning the improper use/consumption of alcohol cost the United States $223.5 billion. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury related health conditions annually, including cirrhosis of the liver, alcohol dependence, and cancer. Among all cirrhosis deaths in 2011, almost 50 percent were alcohol related, and in 2009, alcohol-related liver disease was the principal cause of almost 1 in 3 liver transplants in the U.S. Every year, roughly 1,800 college students (age 18-24)
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The main element of this principle is that deviant behavior is socially learned from close friends and family members. People may be exposed to deviant or non-deviant ideas through peer groups; the more deviant ideas/people introduced in the group, the more likely deviance will result. Sutherland and Cressey suggested that people learn an assortment of deviant elements from their friends/family/associates, including "the norms and values of the deviant subculture, the rationalizations for legitimizing deviant behavior, the techniques necessary to commit the deviant acts, and the status system of the subculture members use to evaluate themselves and others" (Adler …show more content…
Some not-as-well-known groups include: National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACA), National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NACA works on behalf of children of drug and/or alcohol dependent parents. The NCADD provides local telephone numbers of affiliates and information on local treatment resources. The organization also supplies educational materials on alcoholism. The NIAAA has a large amount of free information regarding all aspects of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. More popular groups include the Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, which provides support to spouses and other people of significance in an alcoholic's life (there is also a separate sub-group of Al-Anon, Alateen, which was specifically founded to offer support to children of alcoholics), and Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (AA). Alcoholics Anonymous is perhaps the most well known support groups for alcoholics; There are a plethora of cities in which AA headquarters reside, and their website has an ample amount of information on the program. There are plenty of resources provided to the general public which may help those who seek to control, or even correct, their deviant consumption of
The main element of this principle is that deviant behavior is socially learned from close friends and family members. People may be exposed to deviant or non-deviant ideas through peer groups; the more deviant ideas/people introduced in the group, the more likely deviance will result. Sutherland and Cressey suggested that people learn an assortment of deviant elements from their friends/family/associates, including "the norms and values of the deviant subculture, the rationalizations for legitimizing deviant behavior, the techniques necessary to commit the deviant acts, and the status system of the subculture members use to evaluate themselves and others" (Adler …show more content…
Some not-as-well-known groups include: National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACA), National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NACA works on behalf of children of drug and/or alcohol dependent parents. The NCADD provides local telephone numbers of affiliates and information on local treatment resources. The organization also supplies educational materials on alcoholism. The NIAAA has a large amount of free information regarding all aspects of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. More popular groups include the Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, which provides support to spouses and other people of significance in an alcoholic's life (there is also a separate sub-group of Al-Anon, Alateen, which was specifically founded to offer support to children of alcoholics), and Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (AA). Alcoholics Anonymous is perhaps the most well known support groups for alcoholics; There are a plethora of cities in which AA headquarters reside, and their website has an ample amount of information on the program. There are plenty of resources provided to the general public which may help those who seek to control, or even correct, their deviant consumption of