Alcohol abuse

limit for the consumption of alcohol. An initiative known as Amethyst Initiative was signed in the year 2008 by a group of college presidents who were not satisfied with the minimum legal age (Williams et al. 170). There was public awareness conducted to educate the society on the benefits of reducing the legal age to 18. This initiative used responsibility as their base of argument because they believed that when people are allowed to do something like drinking alcohol, they become more…

Nowadays, drinking alcohol became one of the biggest issues we have to encounter because many violent crimes involved alcohol. The U.S statistic showed that there are about 320 million people in the U.S, and about 17 million people are alcoholics. Which means that one in every 12 adults suffer from alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence. Jeannette Walls, the author of Glass Castle, also had a father who was alcoholic. In her childhood, her life was not easy because she did not get any proper…

Alcohol is for Adults Only According to Graham, an editor from HowStuffWorks.com, argues that the prefrontal cortex of the human’s brain is not exactly, fully developed at the age of twenty-one: “The frontal lobe, which is the part of the brain that manages impulse control, judgment, insight, and emotional control.” Adults’ brains are not fully developed until they are in their late twenties or even up to thirties: to illustrate, only 80% of young adults’ brain has fully matured (Graham.) The…

emphasis the importance of research into the problems faced by children of parents with alcohol problems. The article also states that, “Alcohol was found to be the most harmful drug in a recent study that ranked 20 drugs according to the harm they cause to the user and to others” (NACOA). Those effected the most by this substance abuse are primary children. The research article continues by saying, “Parental alcohol problems are associated with negative outcomes in children, e.g. poorer…

psychological impacts of drinking describing how cravings can develop and you rely on alcohol for mood changes and divert attention away from life’s problems. It describes how negative social relationships can be the consequence of excessive drinking. Alcohol is known for reducing inhibitions, and by using it empower people to engage in behavior that might otherwise be socially or legally forbidden or discouraged. Alcohol is known to be introduced to relieve anxiety in stressful situations or…

Health Risk and Alcohol The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the study, estimated that 34,833 people in 2001 died from cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and other diseases linked to drinking too much beer, wine, and spirits. Another 40,933 died from car crashes and other mishaps caused by excessive alcohol use. This brings the total to over 75,000 deaths a year all related to alcohol use. A single-use, drinking to much or drinking over time alcohol has many effects on…

author was under the influence of alcohol he hurt the pet he loved the most (Poe 5). The narrator also claims that “Pluto—this was the cat’s name—was my favorite pet” if that were true then he would never have killed Pluto if not for his alcoholic tendencies (Poe 4). George Fein tells about the effects of alcohol by saying “these behavioral and neural aspects of alcoholism are associated with impulsive decision making and risky behavior in alcoholics” showing that alcohol can turn around the way…

attributed to social, biological, and psychological factors. Social and cultural factors may be involved in how and why Joe first began consuming alcohol. Biological factors explain the way that alcohol affects the brain thereby influencing how Joe became dependent upon alcohol. Psychological factors are an additional cause to the development of alcohol use disorder when the effects of the drug interact with the patient’s personal beliefs, attitudes and personality traits. In “Abnormal…

How often has someone made the comment “He comes from a long line of alcoholics?” Perhaps you have even heard someone say, in a heated moment, “He’s a drunk, just like his father!” Most of us have heard about someone who grew up in an alcoholic home. We may have even witnessed the tragic and senseless episodes of drunkenness and its effects on the family. But does this automatically mean the offspring is doomed to repeat the lifestyle? Is alcoholism hereditary or environmentally influenced? Or…

terms and their meanings be comprehended in their entirety: Alcohol, alcoholism and teenage alcoholism. Alcohol, as it pertains to this paper, is a drink containing ethanol that has been fermented and distilled and consumed. Overconsumption of alcohol over a period of time leads to alcoholism. Alcoholism is defined as a chronic disorder, or disease, caused by the uncontrollable and excessive drinking of alcohol products which leads to alcohol dependency. Teenage alcoholism is the excessive and…