Alcoholism

and most of the time someone dies. One thousand eight-hundred and twenty five college students between the ages of 18 to 24 die from alcohol related injuries and a majority of them are from drunk driving (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). That affects a whole family and their friends. All because someone couldn’t put down the…

untreated disease in the United States. It is estimated that 35 out of 36 alcoholics never receive treatment of any kind” (“Facts about Alcohol and Drug Abuse”). If people would just treat their disease, alcohol would not be such an immense problem. Alcoholism is a treatable problem that can help improve people’s lives. Furthermore, in the article Facts about Alcohol and Drug Abuse declares “Denial is the main symptom of drug users and alcoholics. They deny that they really have a problem. This…

Alcohol is for Adults Only According to Graham, an editor from HowStuffWorks.com, argues that the prefrontal cortex of the human’s brain is not exactly, fully developed at the age of twenty-one: “The frontal lobe, which is the part of the brain that manages impulse control, judgment, insight, and emotional control.” Adults’ brains are not fully developed until they are in their late twenties or even up to thirties: to illustrate, only 80% of young adults’ brain has fully matured (Graham.) The…

people your age? (Patrick and Schulenberg 2011). Seven out of ten high-schoolers have had at least a drink of alcohol, which means there is good chance you could come into contact with alcohol before you graduate (Wang et al. 2015, 2). In addition, alcoholism ranks third on the list of preventable diseases. You need to know the reasons why you should stay away from it because it can and will harm you if you allow it into your body. Do not be fooled — alcohol is just like marijuana, cocaine, or…

adolescence is critical for the understanding of complex problems and solving issues such as putting together intricate puzzles or figuring out maps. The forebrain is segregated further into four lobes; occipital, parietal, temporal and frontal. The three biggest lobes; frontal, parietal and temporal are affected far more when developing during the adolescent stages. The frontal lobe is considered the emotional control center as well as the home of personality traits. There is no other part…

In America alone, about twenty-three million five hundred thousand people suffer from addiction. In The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is facing major character change due to an addiction to alcohol. Addiction to alcohol is the major cause for the evil mentality of the narrator. He used to be a loving family man, but since he was intaking such high amounts of alcohol, he has become a criminally insane menace. He lived happily with his wife and numerous pets, but his all time…

The Dangers with Underage Drinking Organizations such as Nationwide Insurance make the argument that “Adults don’t want to send their children to colleges or universities with ‘party school’ reputations.” (Sharon 1). Parents are becoming increasingly scared to send their children to specific schools because these schools have bad reputations for underage drinking. Fathers and mothers do not want to send their kids to these party schools because they fear for their child’s safety. It is no…

Binge drinking in early ages and college years creates problems in individual’s quality of life. Learning about the possible causes, education about the psychological and physical problems which are linked with binge drinking, and prevention methods are the key options to reduce binge drinking rates among college students and children. In order to address binge drinking and its consequences we will discuss the background information, intervention methods and our decision process of the preparing…

Advertisements are powerful tools of communication used to persuade consumers into buying products and/or change their view on how they perceive a particular issue or subject. What makes advertising appealing to the consumer is not just a fancy product or a pretty face, but the underlying messages used to convince, shock, and inform the consumer into taking some form of action. We will explore examples of hidden messages and advertising techniques used in a print advertisement by the Alcohol…

On a late Monday night in November, I had the chance to attend an Alcoholic Anonymous support group hosted in a church called Forest Hills Presbyterians church. The support group name was not the typical name we mostly hear about an AA group, the name was Progress Not Perfection. Which made me question if it was an AA support group or a group for other meeting but it turned out to be an AA support group. The purpose of the group is for alcoholic individuals to come together and exchange support…