Alcoholism

Underage drinking can facilitate poor judgment that poses countless health and safety risks including drinking and driving, violent behavior, and unwarranted or unprotected sexual activity; consequences may lead to disciplinary actions performed by the school or even with the law. Data concluded from a 2003 case study included in Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility, a book which details the developmental and environmental factors concerning groups of adolescents in relation…

Alcohol has been around for centuries and has wheedled its way into many cultures. But that might not be a good thing. The way society approaches alcohol does not necessarily express the severity of how alcohol effects the body, the mind or the community. Serious alcohol consumption has very harmful effects on the body and the mind, but a lot of people might not realize to what extent. The most common knowledge consists of liver and kidney damage, and maybe a few heart problems. But it also…

Everyone has a personal opinion on the current drinking age of twenty one . Some believe the drinking age should be lowered. But on the other hand, people believe the drinking age of twenty one is the right choice. Although many believe the drinking age should be lowered to save society from detrimental consequences, others claim the current drinking age of twenty one reduces serious effects on children and adults. Some feel as if drinking age is a current problem. Drinking age limits have been…

right along with being an alcoholic. The more a teen binge drinks while they are young gets them to tolerate alcohol making it harder for one to become drunk. This makes a teens body crave more and more alcohol for that good buzz which leads to alcoholism. “In 2015, 7.7 million young people ages 12-20 reported that they drank alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the past month”(History speaks for itself). Many young people do not realize that drinking so much when they are young goes well…

person afflicted with addiction, however, is not the only one that suffers as their loved ones are forced to watch helplessly. Rick Peters, a loved son, father, brother, and friend, is one of the millions that are afflicted by the cruel hands of alcoholism. He didn’t dream of being an alcoholic when he grew up, but he wound up being under alcohol’s spell for more than a decade.Upon trying to reach the coveted sobriety for the first time, Mr. Peters had relapsed less than a year after going to…

These 12 set guided principles illustrate the link between moral character and remaining sober in the desired result, abstinence. Through these principles, a person could get his spiritual awakenings. He becomes able to do, to feel, and believe that which he could not do before on his unaided strength and resources alone. 12 step groups take place out side of a facility setting. 12- step groups meeting provide a source of community support from fellow recovering peers, which many people find…

When I was driving along in my car back to home and listening to the ABC News radio station, suddenly I was shocked with the worst news ever: “Alcoholic drinks usually contain an excessive amount of calories without nutritional value. For example, 12 ounces of beer contain about 160 calories and a glass of wine or spirit drinks have around 300 calories. Consequently, drinking alcohol may cause obesity or gain weight.” Although I am not an alcoholic, drinking wine is in my diet plan. Furthermore,…

The transition into college life comes with different experiences and other than academic exposes, students’ get involved in alcohol consumption. Ultimately, Robin Wilson’s article aims to answer “why colleges don’t talk about alcohol’s role in sex assaults.” The writer reveals the sensitivity of the issue, administrators fear of blame, the students’ perspective and sexual assault prevention programs that do not focus fully on alcohol as a proximal cause of sexual assault. Moreover, he…

Prohibition started in the early 1920’s. When prohibition went into effect, people such as bootleggers were still making alcohol and moonshine. Gangsters where smuggling beer and all types of alcohol in from ships that where off the coast. The Twenty-first Amendment was ratified in 1920 and Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president that ended prohibition at the end of that decade. While Franklin D. Roosevelt repealed prohibition in 1929, Prohibition lasted for most of the 1920’s and during that…

Sacrificial Drinking: Alcoholism in The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend (Wilder, 1945) is a film that follows the story of alcoholic writer Don Birnam’s (played by Ray Milland) destructive weekend. The film follows the popular film-noir style of its time to bring to light all the darkness associated with alcoholism. This disease leads its victims to make sacrifices that are catastrophic to the individual and those around them. Being an alcoholic, Don suffers those same destructive tendencies.…