Alcohol abuse

(“Substance Abuse,” n.d..). To reach this goal along with others, it was decided that the best course of action was to design an education seminar that our target audience could attend. This would allow us to get the information out in a useful manner as well as teaching new skills. Education about an issue along with providing essential skills has been proven to be effective in creating a behavior change by multiple organization including The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse…

they either abuse alcohol or dependent upon it. Not only does alcoholism have detrimental health effects on the body that can lead to death, but it also has tremendous effects on the mental and emotional health of the alcoholic. Alcoholics struggle to maintain their jobs, their health, their relationships, their spirituality and their daily routines- just to give a few examples. Alcoholics are powerless to alcohol, no matter how much they love their husband or child or job, the alcohol will…

released an article which stated, “more than 80 percent of college students dink alcohol.” Also, according to a National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) report, “approximately two out of every five college students of all ages – more than 40 percent – have reported engaging in binge drinking at least once during the past 2 weeks. (1)” Binge drinking is the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time (2). This binge drinking is inevitably going to…

While most people seem to drink in moderation, others have a hard time drinking responsibly. In society, the outcome of alcohol abuse can lead to physical abuse, mental abuse, loss of job, alcoholism, or even the breaking of relationships. In “My Papa’s Waltz”, the effects of a drunken father conveys both the fathers love for the child and the child’s fear of the overwhelming situation. The father is not truly abusing his son, however his binge drinking puts a strain on their relationship. In…

The topic is “by providing more education on guns to school aged children (aged 5 to 18) the number of accidental shootings will be reduced.” The problem statement is that to many individuals die in shootings every day. Nearly 48 youth are shot every day, including 7 fatalities. By providing children with proper knowledge and training on how to handle a gun the number of incidents will be reduced. The population for research will be the entire United States. Stratified sampling will be used due…

As we enter in the month of November, I am in awe how the year has been flying by. By this time next year, I will be finding out if I passed the NCE for my LPC licensure. While this idea has been on my mind lately, it has given me a different perspective how I have been dealing with my clients. I noticed I have been more relaxed and less serious with them (in terms of a less structured session), especially with Pam, Terel, Freyu and the kids I see at the daycare. Not only is my personality…

becoming addicted to alcohol. Alcohol is affecting our society by when people are becoming addicted to alcohol they can become very abusive. Alcoholism is also affects the society by families leaving the alcoholic because of they’re addicted to alcohol. One other way that alcoholism affects our society is people start to gain a lot of weight then they end up being on their way to become obese. Alcohol can also affect our society is some people can end up thinking that alcohol is more important…

to adults above 21. Although kids may think alcohol is all fun and games but lowering the drinking age to under 21 will cause issues with people not knowing their limits, drunk driving, and abusive behavior. Although some people might see a problem with not lowering and keeping the drinking age to 21, I do not. I understand one can vote, buy lottery and cigarettes, do jail time, and join the army, etc; but those things do not impair you like alcohol does. Some may argue, “I can go to jail but…

For many years, one of the biggest issues nationwide has been the abuse of alcohol by all age groups; however, this is primarily true for the 18-21 year old age bracket. In 1987, Ronald Reagan and his administration pressured states by threatening local funding cuts. His ultimate goal was for a nationwide minimum legal drinking age of 21 (Tooney, et al, 2009). Supporters of this, such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), believed that this law would end drunk driving related deaths. As a…

some sort of Alcoholic Anonymous definition that despite its short length I cannot reconcile a 100%; but it included a phrases that basically said that an AA member acknowledges that the alcohol took over them and that they couldn’t control it without help. The meeting continued with a portion read out of the Alcohol Anonymous book, which they call the BIG BOOK. The passage of the day was a portion of Chapter 5 it includes three basic steps that every AA member accepted within their…