Alcoholics Anonymous

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…

jovial and others exhibited a flat effect. The environment was serene and friendly. Many people were socializing and sipping coffee. On the walls were many plaques with different sayings. “ Keep coming back” Let Go, let GOD.” This was an open Alcoholic Anonymous meeting , that meant anyone could…

become an alcoholic than someone without a family member who is an alcoholic. INFORMATION ON ALCOHOLISM There are two major categories of Alcoholism. The author of the article “Alcoholism” states…

An addict or alcoholic does not start out in life wanting to be an addict. When they are little kids, they do not say "I want to be an addict when I grow up." Addiction does not discriminate against people rich, poor, good family, or bad family. It is a slow progress that most do not realize is happening, and it involves, fun in the beginning, experimenting, and eventually total lost. Sometimes the addict does not understand the damage they are causing until after they get sober. In the…

“STEP ONE: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable, “said in Alcoholics Anonymous, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. In the United States our drinking age is 21, but in reality many people drink way before that. The drinking age should definitely not be lowered, but completely illegal for all because of the emotional distress it causes, the body damage it creates, and also the lives of human beings. First off, humans are very emotional. When a…

This lesson was very insightful and left me reflecting on which steps would have the potential to have a negative effect on an alcoholic, and I feel that steps four, five and six have the greatest potential for relapse due to the intensity of feelings associated with negative self-reflections and shameful feelings due to confronting those individuals affected by the alcoholics’ behavior while using. While working through lesson 4 a person who is new to recovery may have some persona feelings…

losing their life to a drunk driver? The definition of drunk driving is being behind a wheel of any motor vehicle with alcohol in your blood stream (Drunk). There are a lot of issues today with drinking and driving. There are underage drinking, alcoholics, and the authorities are trying to crack down on drinking and driving. Teen drinking is an extremely serious issue today in society. Firstly teens today cause a large number of accidents that involve drunk driving (underage). If teens drink a…

occur through seeing alcohol drunk by close relatives or friends regularly. Other causes of alcohol abuse include mental issues, peer pressure, low self-esteem, a stressful lifestyle and sexual or physical abuse. It must be noted that becoming an alcoholic doesn’t happen overnight, it is a long process that builds up overtime. 3.1 Symptoms of alcohol abuse The symptoms of a drinking problem are often first noticed by family members or close friends, not the drinkers themselves. Some of the…

Other parts of the user 's body that are affected with alcohol abuse are: weight, the heart, and birth defects. Alcoholic beverages contain sugar and various other carbohydrates. Common knowledge suggests that excessive consumption of sugar and many carbohydrates can lead to weight gain. Some alcoholics may experience tremendous weight gain due to drinking excessively. The drinking of alcohol can also lead to a higher blood pressure, which increases the risk…

chapters are more clear, because provide many reasons of the origins of the addictions. As you said, denial is one of the stages that people in addictions needs to overcome. Marvin is in this stage, in charter fourteen; Marvin is attending to Alcohol Anonymous. Marvin would like to avoid the steps eight and nine of the twelve steps of the recovery, because he does not consider it is necessary. He believes, his addiction behavior does not harm others, only his wife. Denizet-Lewis (2009).…