Alcoholism

abuse can lead to alcoholism (“Alcoholism,” 2013). Women and men have different effects when it comes to alcohol. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, women react differently to alcohol then men because of their body composition. Women typically have a smaller weight than men so that…

Gold and Brandt (2005) define alcoholism in The American Journal of Psychiatry as a, “primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. Often progressive and fatal, it is characterized by periodic or continuous impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions of thinking, most notably denial” (p. 1038). In the movie 28 days, the main character Gwen…

Years ago Kirby Stolorski’s grandmother got into a wreck in the middle of the day. His family was dumbfounded when they found out that her blood alcohol limit was three times the legal limit. She had become an alcoholic right under their noses. Alcoholism is an addictive drug to diagnose since it is not always done right out in the open. One’s actions could affect those involved closely in their life. Substance abuse is the indulgence of an addictive drug that is a continuous and serious issue…

relating to alcoholism. Growing up there were some close members of my family that had issues relating to alcoholism which caused much heartache in my family. This can have many implications in my professional career of social work. Many of my clients can possible be struggling with alcoholism or might be involved in the lives of my clients so having this issue can greatly affect my professional career. I feel that I would be able to manage and put aside my problem with alcoholism if and…

In the US, the prohibition era was a period when there was a nationwide ban on consumption, production, and transportation of alcohol and other alcoholic products and goods. The era was between the years 1920 and early 1930s (Nishi 23). During this period, the sale of alcohol was prohibited since alcohol had been observed in the past to have numerous effects on the people and the economy of the nation in general. The movement was mainly propagated by the rural Protestants who had observed the…

abuse compared with other racial groups in the United States. The factors that influence alcoholism among Native populations are still widely unknown, causing great health disparities in their people. To get an accurate perspective on alcohol use among Native Americans, examining different variants such as genetic and environmental factors would help determine if and why American Indians are predisposed to alcoholism. Recent research using linkage analysis has found that some Natives lack…

Many Problems such as death, poverty, and alcoholism are affecting Native American families in the Reservation. These major problems are because of the US Government's broken promise. Native American’s were promised health care, education, and housing by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. Native Americans have lost hope of ever escaping these major problems. Losing hope is something many Native Americans try not to do so they can help their families. Poverty on the reservation has led to many…

An alcoholic is an individual that has a physical or mental desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it (O’Connor, 2011). Alcoholism is the illness alcoholics suffer from. There are two different types of drinking problems, alcoholism being one and alcohol abuse being the other. Alcoholism is when an individual’s excessive drinking causes serious problems in their life, yet they keep drinking. They may also have a physical dependence on alcohol. This means that an individual…

In my family, there is a substance that is frequently used to subside ill feelings. Though the substance is one of the poorest ways to deal with emotions, it has become a tradition to use it. Studies have exhibited genetics as a role in alcoholism, almost forcing it as a tradition upon my family. Social factors also are behind this disease that can cripple lives. When people ask who is a part of my family, I never know how to answer. The problem when genetics play a role, is that half of mine…

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…