Alcohol abuse

“Drunk Indian.” This stereotype paints the Indian people as a culture that relies on alcohol to function in everyday life. The alcoholic Native American stereotype is only bolstered by the firewater myth which claims that Native peoples are more susceptible to the effects of alcohol and are more likely to become addicted to the substance. These two concepts amplify one another leading to more problems with alcohol abuse for the Native American people. In Ceremony, Silko illustrates the struggles…

Various people have different views and opinions about alcohol; ergo, everyone cannot be considered to have the right answers. The United States must find a way to control the abuse of alcohol and binge drinking among college students, or the problems will only continue to grow and become worse. First of all, the use of alcohol in teenagers is looked down upon by many individuals in the United States. Countless people also feel as if the use of alcohol in teenagers is an insubordination to…

(“Drugs and Alcohol”, n.d.). The case study involves an ethical dilemma that employers run into when they employ an employee who dependent on alcohol. The employer first response is to verbally warn the employee that the behavior…

that are being overlooked in the elderly population. Substance abuse in the elderly is one of the fastest growing issues in the United States. The use of alcohol or "misuse" of alochol can place the elderly in many detrimental psychological, physical, and social consequences that may be undetected. There are many reasons for geriatric substance abuse and many ways in which nurses can impact misuse in a positive way. Substance abuse usually doesn’t occur with the elderly buying and taking drugs…

Besides the financial impact it could create on many levels, banning alcohol will only increase the abuse of alcohol. Teague, Mackenzie, and Rosenthal states that sixty five percent of the American population already use alcohol (184). With that many Americans already using alcohol, banning it would increase the percentage of the population abusing it. Roughly a quarter of drinkers abuse alcohol today (Teague, Mackenzie and Rosenthal 184). A good indicator of this idea is the amount of binge…

my emergency room experience, I believe that alcohol consumption and the lack of employment correlate. With the focus being steered toward illicit drug use and abuse, less emphasize is centered toward alcohol abuse. Through the years, I have wondered if the lack of employment contributed to alcohol use or vice versa. Either way, medical professionals are noticing a rise in both, which leads to other health concerns. Personally, I believe that alcohol use leads to other devastating habits. I will…

independence. “Alcohol consumption in humans is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States (McGinnis & Foege, 1993). A common abuse pattern called binge drinking contributes to a substantial portion of alcohol-related deaths (Chikritzhs, Jonas, Stockwell, Heale, & Dietze, 2001)”.Though with freedom comes responsibility. If not handled properly freedom can lead to bad decisions and the biggest mistake university students make are usually related to alcohol. According to…

substances abuse to a cultural group can create problems in the long run such as the integration of the substance into the cultural patterns. Native Americans are the most prevalent to become dependent on alcohol among minority groups. Many of the side effects of alcohol abuse include teen suicide, birth defects, break up of families, violence in the home, high incarceration rates and affect the education of the youth. Among Native Americans and Alaska Natives 11.7 percent of deaths were…

Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. Each year an estimated 87,000 deaths occur due to alcohol(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013 Alcohol consumption in the United States has continued to remain popular despite all of the negative effects. Alcoholism is defined as A chronic, progressive pathological condition, mainly affecting the nervous and digestive systems, caused by the excessive and habitual consumption of alcohol (The American…

Evaluate the appropriateness of using SASSI-3 with young adult clients presenting problem drinking on a college campus. Alcohol consumption is a social norm to college students. Unfortunately, the amount of college students that binge drink is extremely high, which shows negative effects of absenteeism, injury, poor grades, unwanted sexual behaviors, etc. (Laux, Salyers, & Kotova, 2005) In a two week time frame, two in five students admitted to binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as four…