Alcohol abuse

Alcohol has been around longer than anyone can even remember. It has been linked with multiple unfortunate medical conditions and troubled relationships throughout history. It is also one of the main causes of many community mishaps. Alcohol consumption delivers many adverse consequences that affect the relationship, mental power and physical health of users. Even though no one really knows the exact time alcoholic beverage was actually invented or came into production many researchers…

addiction and how we would be able to test those with an addiction. Not only one how and who discover addictions, but how nurture and nature plays into how the individual's addiction. Majority of the weeks reading and lecture notes had to do with alcohol and how biological factor played into alcoholism. In the lecture notes this week you gave amplitude of information and empirical evidence, which were the studies involving genetics and alcoholism. Though these studies are not new to me, they…

family members while others will burn whatever bridges are necessary to get their fix. Alcohol addiction affects between 8 and 16 million people in the United States, some are dependent while others are abusing it (Doweiko, 2015, p. 3). In providing 12-step programs, study groups and personal counseling, individuals are supported by local communities to live a healthier lifestyle beyond the addiction of alcohol. Alcohol can consume individuals on many different levels such as financially,…

States Federal Government should help with drug and alcohol abuse epidemic in adolescence in the American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) community. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2011, there were over twenty million youth at the age of twelve and older, who were using alcohol and drugs. Also, eight percent of the population aged twelve or older were classified with substance dependence or abuse (SAMSHA, 2011). Heavy drinking has long been a…

disorder (WebMD). Even more alarmingly 85,000 children ages 12 to 17 suffer from a drinking disorder (Shivani, Goldsmith, and Anthenelli, 2002). Alcoholism is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) under substance abuse and is a unique disorder because it can also be considered more of an addiction than a disorder. It is also considered to be the fourth biggest health problem in the United States (Ammerman, Ralph, and Tarter, 1999). Unlike some of the typical…

Conversely, National insights demonstrate that social issues, hence liquor addiction and imprisonment are particularly common among Native Americans. Additionally, Erdrich engenders these realistic discussions by including characters whose lives contain alcohol-related imbroglios, anger issues within a gregarious setting, calamitous war, and imprisonment. These issues are prevalent among Native Americans who have been harassed and disenfranchised by the United States government retrospectively. …

raise your blood pressure and can harm the kidneys over time” (Wanjek). “Energy drinks alone are harmful if not used properly, but when alcohol is mixed with it the effects on the body may be fatal; especially, when too much is consumed” (“Alcohol and Energy Drinks”). There are major health risks such as heart disease and sleep apnea found most common in…

one point in their lives, “This is your time to make mistakes! Have fun with it.”. When they say that, they might have in mind stealing a toy from a younger sibling. However, most kids in Darien see this as an opportunity to consume alcohol on a regular basis. Alcohol and binge drinking have become a dangerous, regular occurrence in Darien as, “24% of Darien Teenagers say they have binge drank”. Being a survey, many kids are afraid to answer honestly for the fear that they will get in…

not necessarily the drinking itself, but the negative consequences that result from excessive drinking. Due to the issue, many alcohol companies are using it to their benefit. Although these companies make more money but this step is not viable on the social level. I think she should not go with the…

The DSM-V defines Alcohol Use disorder (AUD) as the presence of at least two symptoms from a list of 11 items designed to classify the disorder and rate its severity. In the case of the book “Dry”, by Augusten Burroughs, it is very easy to find the sufficient amount of items that will help diagnose him as suffering from Severe AUD. Augusten describes a scene in the beginning of the book where he meets his mortician friend Jim at a bar for happy hour. He needed to be at work the next morning…