Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs. It also causes many of teen car accidents. As I go through this paper I shall tell you of many accidents of teens or what alcohol can do to people under age or above age. I will tell you short term effects of alcohol, long term effects, what is alcohol, etc. Also what is alcoholism. The first thing I will talk about is short and long term effects of alcohol. Short term effects of alcohol involves nausea, vomiting, dehydration, loss of judgement and self control, reduced reaction time, poor vision, memory loss, blackout, coma, and death. Long term effects involve cirrhosis of the liver or permanent damage to the brain. Cirrhosis is a disease that replaces healthy liver tissue and is usually caused
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Alcoholism is a disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking behavior. A drinker who has been using alcohol for many years is both physically and emotionally addicted to alcohol. Alcoholics or as some people may call drunks crave alcohol to a point where they suffer painful physical symptoms when they do not have alcohol. Alcoholism begins in stages 1: Problem drinking this is where you experiment with alcohol and can give into peer pressure. Social Drinking- drinking alcohol as part of social situation, such as on a date or at a party. 2: Tolerance this is where the person drinking alcohol gets tolerant of alcohol. Tolerance develops after repeated drinking when the user finds that it takes more alcohol to feel the same effect felt when first drinking alcohol. Dependence this is where you depend on alcohol. Physical dependence- over time the drinker’s body begins to need alcohol to function normally( Alcoholism and Alcohol …show more content…
Alcoholism causes all kinds of problems like guilty feelings, unpredictable behavior, violence, neglect and isolation, protecting the alcoholic, and ignoring one’s own needs. Guilty feelings often involves family members feel guilty, as if their loved one’s alcoholism is somehow their fault. It is not. Unpredictable behavior often involves an alcoholic having different moods from morning to afternoon like they may be depressed in the morning and happy in the evening. Violence involves when the alcoholic often attacks or harms family members or hurt other people. Neglect and isolation this is when alcoholic keep to themselves and ignore everyone around them. Protecting the alcoholic involves enabling the addict of alcohol. Enabling means helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior. Ignoring one’s own needs involves codependency. Codependency is the condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or her own needs to meet the needs of an
Alcoholism is a disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking behavior. A drinker who has been using alcohol for many years is both physically and emotionally addicted to alcohol. Alcoholics or as some people may call drunks crave alcohol to a point where they suffer painful physical symptoms when they do not have alcohol. Alcoholism begins in stages 1: Problem drinking this is where you experiment with alcohol and can give into peer pressure. Social Drinking- drinking alcohol as part of social situation, such as on a date or at a party. 2: Tolerance this is where the person drinking alcohol gets tolerant of alcohol. Tolerance develops after repeated drinking when the user finds that it takes more alcohol to feel the same effect felt when first drinking alcohol. Dependence this is where you depend on alcohol. Physical dependence- over time the drinker’s body begins to need alcohol to function normally( Alcoholism and Alcohol …show more content…
Alcoholism causes all kinds of problems like guilty feelings, unpredictable behavior, violence, neglect and isolation, protecting the alcoholic, and ignoring one’s own needs. Guilty feelings often involves family members feel guilty, as if their loved one’s alcoholism is somehow their fault. It is not. Unpredictable behavior often involves an alcoholic having different moods from morning to afternoon like they may be depressed in the morning and happy in the evening. Violence involves when the alcoholic often attacks or harms family members or hurt other people. Neglect and isolation this is when alcoholic keep to themselves and ignore everyone around them. Protecting the alcoholic involves enabling the addict of alcohol. Enabling means helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior. Ignoring one’s own needs involves codependency. Codependency is the condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or her own needs to meet the needs of an