Alcoholism

found that car accidents caused by alcohol decreased. Finally, people argue that there is no way to enforce the law. But, the NIAAA have published informational guides giving specific and exact directions to those who are faced with the problem of alcoholism. By using these guides, one could heavily reduce the amount of underage…

High Risk Drinking 2 and/or while drinking (most of the time or always).” As a student in the ASU, I have felt the cares from our campus that they try to protect us from being hurt by alcohol abuse. Although our campus community has tried many means to encourage students to control alcohol consumption, there are still many students that take for granted the rules, principles, the unpleasant consequences brought by the alcohol as well as the expectation their family and society have had on them.…

going to rebel against the idea of having a drinking license. One of the techniques that could become extremely common would be the fabrication of fake drinking licenses, similar to the problem that driving licenses cause. The limitation of selling alcoholism is not going to eliminate the people that consume alcohol; in fact, an increase of selling liquor under the table would become in our society. In addition, polarization would influence our community by separating our society depending in…

While most people seem to drink in moderation, others have a hard time drinking responsibly. In society, the outcome of alcohol abuse can lead to physical abuse, mental abuse, loss of job, alcoholism, or even the breaking of relationships. In “My Papa’s Waltz”, the effects of a drunken father conveys both the fathers love for the child and the child’s fear of the overwhelming situation. The father is not truly abusing his son, however his binge drinking puts a strain on their relationship. In…

and met him. During my visit there, I also met his ex-wife and their children. At first she looked me as her rival or her enemy, but when we had a chance to talk, she trusted me and told me how difficult her life was with my friend because of his alcoholism. My friend never told me that he has lost his family because he was an alcoholic. A few months later, two of his children, his ex wife and…

As we enter in the month of November, I am in awe how the year has been flying by. By this time next year, I will be finding out if I passed the NCE for my LPC licensure. While this idea has been on my mind lately, it has given me a different perspective how I have been dealing with my clients. I noticed I have been more relaxed and less serious with them (in terms of a less structured session), especially with Pam, Terel, Freyu and the kids I see at the daycare. Not only is my personality…

Addiction has been around for as long as humans have existed and does not seem to be something that will go away anytime soon. There are various people who choose sides on the war of addiction for different reasons because of how they define the word “addiction” without taking into consideration of how low their knowledge of that word really is. In the book titled “The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirits,” Bruce K. Alexander informs us of how the meaning of addiction…

Alcohol in A New Home, Who’ll Follow? A New Home, Who’ll Follow? is a book set in the woods of lower Michigan. It includes many stories of Mary Clavers’ new, backwoods neighbors. Since she is moving from New York, she encounters many different situations, norms, views, and values that are very different from that which she was accustomed to in New York. One norm that she comes across in Michigan that is very different to New York is the use of alcohol. A New Home, Who’ll Follow? includes…

The current law in America states that a person who is the age of twenty-one or older is legally allowed to consume alcohol. There are many arguments whether this law should be changed to a lower age, preferably eighteen, or raised to an age somewhere around twenty-five. When the hardcore facts concerning this substance are thoroughly examined and thought over, one would see there is only one answer to this dispute. The United States has many problems concerning alcohol and younger people in…

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is “the most widely used treatment for alcoholism in the world;” it is known as a self-help group, which utilizes a 12-step program (Emirck & Beresford, 2016, p. 463). According to Mark Galanter, “Mutuality,” “is central to the AA fellowship” not self-help (2014, p. 301). The program emphasizes the acknowledgement of “the existence of God and a Higher Power,” as well as “a spiritual awakening” which is deemed crucial for a successful outcome (Ruiz, 2016, p. 801). AA is…