Alcoholism

One of these adults is my mom’s cousin Horacio who has been struggling with alcoholism since 2008. Not only does alcoholism affect your physical and mental health, it also affects your family, personal relationships, work, and education.…

Alcoholism has been one of the most dangerous and harming drugs due to the deaths and lives it has destroyed. Even if it seems hard this can be stopped if people with that disease look for help and people around them support them too. Alcoholism is a disease related with uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol. This problem does not require lab test to be diagnosed with it and it can last for years which we don't want for it happen. To give you a better…

The consequences of alcohol is not only limited to the drinker, but the people that surrounds them. Alcoholism is becoming a leading problem in today’s society. Unfortunately, most people are failing to see the effects that it is have on their mind, body, and health. If alcohol is consumed too much at one time it is considered alcohol overdose, and could cause the person to have slurred speech, vision, and maybe even a coma. In addition, if alcohol is consumed too much over time this could…

someone, but you had no idea you were the problem? Alcoholism is a bigger issue that most people don’t realize. All drinking isn’t bad, but when there are excessive consumptions that’s when it becomes a problem. Alcoholism is very personable to me, and with that said I am extremely against excessive amounts of alcohol consumptions. While doing my research on this topic I learned many things about the history of alcoholism, some pros and cons of alcoholism, and I also have stated my view on the…

Etiology The development of alcoholism can be attributed to social, biological, and psychological factors. Social and cultural factors may be involved in how and why Joe first began consuming alcohol. Biological factors explain the way that alcohol affects the brain thereby influencing how Joe became dependent upon alcohol. Psychological factors are an additional cause to the development of alcohol use disorder when the effects of the drug interact with the patient’s personal beliefs, attitudes…

Alcoholism is a huge problem and a common lived experienced by many people. I recently had the opportunity to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous support group in Ashland, Oregon. If you are not familiar with this type of support group it may consist of people currently struggling with alcohol dependence or in a recovery/sobriety phase. This prevalent disease, depending on someone 's alcohol intake level , can cause psychological and physical harm. However, for some people, "social drinking" often is…

themselves are at a very high risk of being an alcoholic. Alcoholism is defined by dictionary references as a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver, and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. There are four main symptoms of alcoholism that include; Craving or a strong need or urge to drink,…

Alcoholism has been perceived to have a psychological dependence with signs of both having a tolerance and to withdrawing from a lack of the substance. Having a tolerance to alcohol usually results in the person taking more doses each time they drink to achieve the same effects they experienced the last time and when a person with a high tolerance stops consuming alcohol they are prone to withdrawal symptoms which can include an increased heart rate, anxiety, and hypertension (Passer, Smith,…

Alcoholism is a crippling addiction that plagues many individuals, and is also quite a difficult dependence to break away from. Along with alcoholism comes many stereotypes: one of the most prominent being the “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…

Alcoholism must be taken seriously, because it can literally ruin lives, and people who are suffering from alcoholism, are not the only ones struggles, but also their families, so before we get on how to avoid it, you must first understand what it exactly mean. So an alcoholic, is basically a man or a woman who is struggling with alcohol addiction. They technically have that desire to drink alcohol beyond their capacity to actually control it. They literally don't have the ability to stop…