Drugs and Alcohol Abuse Essay

A few years ago I have a difficult dialogue with one of my best friends. I met him through a social network on the Internet. At that time he was living in Reno Nevada and our conversations were always about his marriage problems. In April 2011, he got divorced and in July of the same year my youngest daughter and I had the opportunity to travel to Reno and met him. During my visit there, I also met his ex-wife and their children. At first she looked me as her rival or her enemy, but when we had…

the semester I have learned about the many substances individuals can become addicted to, specifically alcohol. It is one thing to learn, read, and hear about in class what alcohol addiction can do to an individual; it is another to be able to personally hear and experience the stories of recovering addicts. Since a lot of our reading and class discussion has focused on the large problem of alcohol addiction in the United States, I chose to attend an Alcoholics Anonyms (AA) meeting. It was…

Prevention of alcohol abuse for the young adult is a very serious topic, especially with the damage alcohol can cause in our families, churches, and communities. Researchers along with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (HIAAA) have come up with numerous ways to help the young adult who has the desire to stop drinking. They have also studied that alcohol has many pathways to entice young adults, alcohol causes many different behaviors in the young adult when abused, and the…

Marisa M. Silveri, author of “Adolescent Brain Development and Underage Drinking…,” states “studies…have also suggested that heavy episodic alcohol exposure during adolescence is associated with significant deficits in memory retention, greater cumulative damage than chronic exposure, and long-term changes in cognition” (4). Silveri supports that heavy drinking during ones youth could potentially…

Introduction On March 3, 2016, I attended the Alcoholics Anonymous group. The reason I made the decision to observe this particular group is simply because my dad is an alcoholic. I wanted to observe this group for him because I’m almost certain that he wouldn’t attend a group that’s so open to their common problems. I wanted to experience others testimonies to know that my dad isn’t the only one struggling with this problem. I also wanted to attend this particular group to discover how the…

at the indigenous population of Alice Springs, what causes alcohol consumption to be high for this population? Is it a mental health issue? By examining the demographics of the indigenous population, our knowledge of the indigenous and possible causes of their alcohol consumption will be discussed. In addition to, identifying any knowledge gaps and finally possible solutions to identified issues. Who is at Risk? A news article on alcohol consumption across Australia showed that the Northern…

and consume alcohol is 21. Before 1984, the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages was 18 years of age, until the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed through Congress. The legal age to consume and purchase alcohol should be lowered, so it can keep young adults and college students safe. According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, four out of five college students drink alcohol. This clearly shows the majority of students consume alcohol, which…

be all that she intakes. The male members of both my parents drank until they blacked out and would wake up the following morning to their wives beaten up and scared. The men would wake up confused and since they were not mentally there through the abuse there was no need for them to stop, so they thought. Eventually the woman would not take getting beaten up anymore and they decide to leave their husbands. Most of the male members of my family have grown old and by themselves. Imagine dying…

taught that drugs and alcohol have a negative impact on people 's health and personal lives. I never really thought as alcohol as a “big deal” since it 's such a popular drug of choice in this society. Personally, I feel as if my high school teachers even brushed by the topic of drinking and focused more on heroine and other drugs. I do have negative concerns surrounding alcohol use since alcoholism has run in my family. My aunt in currently in recovery and is 6 years sober. Seeing how alcohol…

Abstaining from alcohol and its effects on socializing has a lot to do with the individual’s personality when they are sober. I find that individuals that we hang out with when we consume alcohol is not always the same individuals we spent time with when we are sober. They tend to be the people that we avoid because they are only fun when drunk. As mean as it sounds, we do have friends that we only want to spend time with they are under the influence. They are described as the fun individual and…