Alcohol abuse

chemical dependency assessment is an evaluation that is performed by a trained professional to determine whether an individual is suffering from a drug or alcohol dependency. The evaluation process takes place by using various instruments that include, but are not limited to, the CAGE, the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), and the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT). Once an assessment instrument is chosen,…

The abuse of alcohol by teenagers is a rapidly growing problem. In this day and age, alcohol is presented to the public in glamor of a guaranteed good time, but does not show the consequences that come with it, including other problems outside of the law. Teenagers involved in the consumption of alcohol often times begin to see a decline in their academic performance. Failing grades due to the lack of sleep over the weekend because of partying takes a greater toll on the body than teenagers…

Are you aware that approximately 25,000 people are killed due to drunk driving? In addition, alcohol is the number one factor in traffic deaths.(Gottfried 51) Not only teenagers, but adults, too, and even babies. Is drinking and driving still a problem for teenagers? That is a question most adults worry about, especially if their child(ren) is involved in a terrible car accident. That is one thing a parent does not want to go through. Many teens do not know how this effects people both…

“ At all levels of blood alcohol concentration(BAC), the risk of being involved in a crash is greater for young people than for older people” ( Shults) “ 1 in 10 teens in high school drinks and drives.” ( CDC) The topic of whether or not the legal drinking age in the US should stay at 21 or go down to 18 has been widely debated. The stats show a clear statement that in order to keep our teens out of danger the legal drinking age in the US should stay at 21 to keep for the well being of our…

The existing coordination, which prohibits alcohol to adolescents in the United States under 21, is extensively violated, with devastating penalties. Educating the public to consume liquor conscientiously prior to turning 21 would extremely improve the public 's wellbeing. At the moment, high school and college kids observe hazardous binge drinking as a rite of passage. The present law, approved within all 50 states in the 1980s, was proposed to reduce the amount of traffic accidents and deaths…

One of the meetings I went to observe took place at Celebration Lutheran Church on 8725 W. Olive Ave at 5:30 on February 15. The name of the Alcohol Anonymous group was Celebrate Homecoming. At this meeting there were not a lot of people that showed up, there was seven people including myself. Within this group there was mostly males and two females that were present. The ages of the people in the group were mostly older like their late 40s and 50s, but there were to gentlemen present that were…

“distasteful”, such as the homeless, drug addicts, and broken families. Jess Walter’s vivid use of characterization brings to the forefront of our attention the important, but often ignored perspectives of families that have fallen victim to drug abuse. Walter’s use…

Throughout my life I have always been exposed to alcohol, and the negative effects it has on people. Most of my father’s family had been addicted to alcohol, this includes all his brothers and his father. My mother always warns me not to even touch alcohol, because she believes that my siblings and I are likely to become addicted. I don’t argue simply for the fact that I have watched my father go through the struggles of being an alcoholic, and that is not something I would to experience myself.…

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…