Alcohol and Drug Abuse Essay

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…

For fieldwork two I went to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with Jaycie Haley. We attended a meeting on November 6th, 2016. It started at 5:30pm and we stayed the entire duration of the meeting which was an hour. Instead of interviewing a specific person we listened to what the meeting’s participants had to say. What they had to say covered everything I had thought to ask about the program. My very first impression of the site was that it fit my preconceptions of what Alcoholics Anonymous…

chairwoman in Public Health as well as an associate in an econonmic health program. Unlike Carpenter, Watson’s inductive report has verifiable data. Her information justifys her reasoning as well as gives the reader more information about the affects of alcohol. Watson also takes it one step further by including the opposing sides argument which states, “It is unpopular among most young adults; it arguably encourages underground binge drinking; enforcement is a complete failure on college…

depending on alcohol to lift you up. A text that has significant value, instead of another alcohol rap song to take shots to. I will summarize this music video, analyze it using Rhetorical Method as well as using the Race & Ethnicity Method, apply an outside source, and evaluate the deeper meaning behind this music video. Kendrick Lamar started off by recalling childhood memories of being around an alcoholic family coming from Chicago. Lamar then describing why people used alcohol, “Some…

Patterns and harms of alcohol consumption: A national survey in Singapore Summary Drinking behaviour can significantly vary depending on the geographical area and social contexts. In order to understand the patterns (frequency, quantity, type, context, binge drinking, etc.) social, cultural, ethnic and personal factors affecting drinking behaviour, a national survey is warranted. The survey will also shed light on prime areas such as impacts of drinking (health, social), associated gambling &…

Drowning. If the situation presented itself, could you stop yourself, simply by swimming? What if you were intoxicated? Had drug problems or medical conditions? Good Morning parents, teachers, members of the education system, and concerned people of the general public. My name is Erin McDonnell and I will be talking to you about how there should be mandatory swimming lessons and water safety education taught in both primary and secondary schooling. Firstly, the roll-out of compulsory lessons…

In “Under the Influence” by Scott Russell Sanders, an American novelist and English professor at Indiana University at Bloomington, the author explains the struggles he had to go through while dealing with his alcoholic father. Alcoholism has slowly transformed his father into a completely different person, and even a different creature at times. Every time his father would get drunk, Sanders and his family felt as if they were losing a piece of their closest relative. They felt ashamed of…

Have you ever felt so trapped inside of your own mind you are afraid to say even a word? The main character, Melinda, in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson experiences this. Over the summer Melinda went to a party and got very drunk. She was raped and she called the police. She is now a freshman in high school and she is a social outcast. She has no friends, and now she is mute. She finds her way and her strength through art; she has been assigned a tree to be the subject of her art project. Being…

Prohibition states that “by 1830, the average American over 15 years old consumed nearly seven gallons of pure alcohol a year”, which is three times more than the modern annual consumption. Many organizations believed alcohol was the culprit behind the lack of moral standards and the increase in abuse, whether that be domestic or internal; but in the attempt to outlaw the sale of alcohol, the government saw a rise in organized crime and bootlegging, along with other consequences. Author of the…

In Russia most men have been drinking vodka causing them to die at an early age, between 50 - 55 years old. Vodka is low cost, making it accessible for everyone. This leads to the decreased population of men at the age 50-59, making gender imbalance between two genders (Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100). To solve this problem, Russia has been trying to improve their health facilities. In addition to making the population of men stable, although doctors are not satisfied due to…