Alcoholics Anonymous

“Few families remain at the optimally functional point indefinitely because of the tension that naturally results from developmental or unpredictable stress” (Shelley, p. 2). Moreover, many parents of teenagers are all too familiar with natural occurring dysfunctions within their household. On one episode of, The World’s Strictest Parents, two teenagers-Forrest (17) and Daniel (16), are extremely disrespectful towards their parents and are spiraling out of control. Note, both teenagers regularly…

Alcoholism is one of the many problems that exist in today’s society. It may not be one of the most talked about when compared to foreign problems, but it is evident across the globe and many people are affected by it daily. Alcoholism is detrimental to the well being of a person’s health, other people’s health, and carries risks towards a nation economically. People may think excessive drinking or even drinking in trivial amounts does not affect them, but in reality everyone experiences the…

1.0 Intervention Setting The Australian National Binge Drinking Campaign ‘Don’t Turn a Night out into a Nightmare’ was first launched on 21st November 2008. The primary target audience for the campaign is young people aged 15 to 25, with the secondary target being the parents of these young adults. The campaign is an integral aspect of the National Binge Drinking Strategy and is a program that formed partnerships with sporting groups and non-government organisations and are displayed in a…

Binge drinking in college students has become the unfortunate trend of the modern day. Some think it’s just kids having a good time but others call it ¨The Plague On College Campuses¨. Binge drinking is when someone drinks double or more than their body can handle. For example, two pints of beer is the usual amount the body is supposed to take in but if someone were to drink fourthat would be categorized as binge drinking. College students are the number one age group that consume a great deal…

In her Article, “Lower the Drinking Age Back to 18: We Don 't Have Students Teach Each Other to Drive, Why Is Alcohol Different?” Elizabeth Glass Geltman describes why the legal drinking age should be reduced from 21 to 18. According to Geltman, both students and parents alike feel the frustration of the law; parents aren’t able to lawfully educate their children and students aren’t able to responsibly know their limits. The article comes after one University chose to ban hard liqueur on campus…

In the United States at the age of eighteen, a person is considered an adult. At this age an individual is able to do things such as join the army, vote, purchase tobacco, move out of parent house, get married and more. The age of eighteen is the age of adulthood in the United States. Adults should have the right to make their own decisions about alcohol intake, not the government making the decision for them. By lowering the legal drinking age to eighteen this would lower the number of underage…

Stuck in the shadows of a shaky marriage, without a place to relax and blow off steam, facing the cruelty of being a colored man in the 1960’s, Loraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of an ambitious family man living in the ghetto without money, trust, or his wife’s support. Ruth and Walter both share dreams to better their lives although Walter may have a very different idea in mind. She focuses on her family first while he dreams of a lifestyle that could possibly work but…

Still on the Bottle I have been working in a pub four years, ever since I turned fifteen. I have watched many people come in and out of the pub. While not thinking about the alcohol people were consuming, I always did my job and gave the customers what they wanted. I have learned many things from my work but the biggest thing I have learned was that people who drink tend to behave in a ridiculous ways and also there seems to be more alcohol consumed every year. When I started at Double E…

Would you think drinking affects our culture? Does it change our beliefs on how to celebrate? Australian fictional texts, represent Australians having drinks in times of success and going and getting smashed at the bar as appropriate to society --- Mark Davies. Arthur says, 'If them blokes get their money now they won't be able to do anything because they will be blind drunk, and it would be weeks before they would be any use to the Boss. He knows that. He's had trouble before over…

Topic Sentence: The purpose of the advertisement ads is to trap people into buying the perfect product that is going to change or made their life easy. Supporting Point 1: Many people are trick and/or induce into drinking beer through the use of advertisement ads on television or on billboards posted all over the highways. Details: These advertising have manly men drinking beer and having fun around beautiful women. On the other hand, it shows women as vulnerable, happier, sensual and…