Alcoholism

Annotated Bibliography Rationale: For Writing project 3, I am planning on researching the issue about alcoholism. Now, this is not related to any of the core readings, but this is one of the topics that are also important to me and I would like to share some of my experience that I have encounter with alcoholism. I want to further research on what consumption of alcohol can have great impact on your health and daily life. I would like to inform my audience on why alcohol is very bad for one’s…

by the book was alcoholism. Alcoholism is a very serious addiction similar to other addictive substances that are abused by millions of people all around the world. Thousands die every year along with doing irreparable damage to their families and friends. Alcohol was a repeating theme in the book and it affects millions still today. Throughout The Glass Castle, there were many problems that affect the Walls family and still families today, but one of the most important is alcoholism. In the…

has a notion that alcoholism is a disease rather than a choice, however any addictive behavior is started by an individual's willingness to use the substance. “Research has shown that alcoholism is a choice, not a disease, and stripping alcohol abuser of their choice, by applying the disease concept, is a threat to the health of the individual.”(Baldwin,2003). The author argues that fraudulent research has made the disease concept accepted by society in place of calling alcoholism a choice.…

Being addicted to the consumption of alcohol liquor is known as alcoholism. Alcoholism is classified as both a mental and physical disease. Abusing the substance is self-determinant at first but over time becomes a habit, causing the person to lose control of how much to consume, thus becoming an alcoholic. Even though the cause of alcoholism is still unknown, it is known that dependency happens when you drink so much that chemical changes in the brain occur. These chemical changes in the brain…

Illness: Alcoholism The view of daily consumption of alcohol has changed over the years in the United States society. In the past over use of alcohol was not known as a disorder, but, over time, US society has entitled the misuse of alcohol as alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence and alcoholism. Additionally, society has categorized the misuse of alcohol as a human illness. Researches continue to define the causes and learn of preventative measure to stop alcoholism. But, how has alcoholism become…

Scenario 2: Topic: Worker Suffering From Alcoholism You are a Human Resources supervisor of a small office with only five employees, although your company employs fifty people. Several people on your staff have complained that Cheryl is not doing her job because she is frequently late for work. Her behavior is moody and she is sometimes impatient with clients on the phone. Cheryl, is the only office assistant on your staff. According to her job description, one of her essential duties is to…

What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is when someone’s desire to consume alcohol is much past the point of where they can control. It becomes something that the person’s body is dependent upon, to a point when it becomes where they physically crave it. They are infatuated with alcohol and typically have an extremely hard time controlling the amount of which they consume. How much has alcoholism increased over the past few years? It seems that it has become increasingly easier for people to consume…

Most people have a confused idea of alcoholism as a disease that invades or attacks your good health. Use of such a strong word such as "disease" shapes the values and attitudes of society towards alcoholics.…

statement so true for a person who suffers from alcoholism? Is it in our mind? Why is it a phenomenon that neither medical nor physiological minds have been able to pinpoint an exact cause? The answer may fall within two simple, yet unexplainable facts. Alcoholics seem to succumb to a disease of the mind that ignites a phenomenon of craving. When these cravings take over, one is too many and a thousand never enough. What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism is said to be an inability to stop drinking…

Saul’s Loss of Moral Compass and Progression into Alcoholism Often, one progresses into substance abuse as a result of facing various challenges and experiences. This is in through Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse. This is a story about an Ojibway boy named Saul who faces many bumpy roads in life and as a result, loses his sensibility. When Saul was haunted by the ghosts of his past such as the loss of his family, the loss of his identity, and the trauma from residential school experiences,…