Alcoholics Anonymous

First off, some people turn to alcohol or drugs as a mechanism for coping with the pain of loss. For example, they feel as if alcohol will numb the pain that their going through with losing someone close to them. As Marie Kim Wium-Andersen, David Dynnes Ørsted, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup, and Børge Grønne Nordestgaard state in their article, Increased alcohol consumption as a cause of alcoholism, without similar evidence for depression: a Mendelian randomization study, “Increased alcohol…

“Every day in America, another 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes,” according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This advertisement is human reality where it hurts you the most. This ad pictures two Caucasian men. There appears to be a strong white hairy arm, punching a vulnerable older man in the face. The man getting punched in the face looks to be in his late forty’s. He has strands of grey hair in the front of his head; he also has spit flying from his mouth…

In the National Association for Children of Alcoholics research article, the organization emphasis the importance of research into the problems faced by children of parents with alcohol problems. The article also states that, “Alcohol was found to be the most harmful drug in a recent study that ranked 20 drugs according to the harm they cause to the user and to others” (NACOA). Those effected the most by this substance abuse are primary children. The research article continues by saying,…

In the 1920’s alcoholic beverages became highly illegal which upset nearly everyone who drank it. due to the high percent of people affected by alcoholism a heavy band was set into place to sober up the society. Better not stop some people from drinking hidden behind storefronts were illegal bars that sold alcohol. Access the bars you had to know a secret code so that the establishment was not infiltrated by undercover policeman. Dozens of smoke alcohol into the New York and New Jersey area by…

years of age. This number is far too high and can be potentially reduced. Could it be possible that in America drinking has become so taboo that teens are not learning how to drink responsibly in a safe environment? Teens should be aloud to drink alcoholic beverages in their own homes with their parents consent so they can learn to drink responsibly and possibly reduce excessive alcohol deaths. "The chances that children are going to go to college ... and not consume alcohol are infinitesimal,"…

Not many people know the risks about consuming caffeine drinks and how harmful they could be to you. Energy drinks can cause things like headaches up to sudden death of caffeine overdoses. However, energy drinks can be beneficial to many people. The only problem with caffeine contained drinks is that there is a limited amount that you can consume. Rarely anyone knows about this facture which has impacted energy drinkers and teens who are most commonly using them. There have been surveys…

In the piece “Stainless steel all along the soda fountain”, Wah uses soda fountain to express the joyfulness and the struggle of his hyphen identity. Wah’s father instructed him to keep the soda fountain clean, taught him to utilize the western modern equipment, and finally Wah surpasses his father by making the soda fountain the “smoothest, shiniest, snazziest soda fountain in town” (41) and creating his own special. Wah emphasises his struggles of adhering to western cleanliness while keeping…

Alcohol does many different things to a human’s body. While drinking may make people feel good in the moment, it may lead to many complications (Facts About Alcohol). According to Google, alcoholism is defined as an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. Alcoholism was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency, but this changed in 2013 (Alcoholism). “In a medical context,…

can affect the rest of their life. Some alcoholics can get risky ideas that include (and are not limited to) impaired driving. Multiple sex partners, and so much more that at the time they can see as something that is normal to do (Tara Healle,1). This Evidence displayed suggests that alcoholics aren't just damaging to themselves but also to other people like family members and also people of society. Next, If someone lives with someone that is an alcoholic then they can be afraid of their…

This awful and appalling ad must be banned in order to protect our most vulnerable teens and young adults from the lure of illegal substances. Although many of our iconic figures and brightest stars have turned to drugs as an escape from reality, Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson showcase the dangers which accompany the use of illegal drug; in both of these cases ending in tragedy. Our society’s standards and values were once a lot higher. However, we have succumb to the extreme measures…