Alcoholism

Studies have shown that alcoholism is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States, with approximately eighty eight thousand deaths per year. A Swedish physician named Magnus Huss invented the term alcoholism in 1849, before that the word used to describe the uncontrollable need to drink alcohol was “dipsomania”. Even from back then, the causes of alcoholism have been examined over and over and it has come to the conclusion that there is no known exact cause. It has been…

work and so on. The one that is a very common and that people tend to do a lot and the biggest issue is alcoholism. Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency (dictionary.com). Many may think it is no big deal but they may not realize the changes, abuse or distrust in the person. Alcoholism affects the health, family and society. It brings a lot of issues in humans lives that does not cause any…

“Approximately 7,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 16 take their first drink every day, which is a major problem because those who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin at age 21” (Huffingtonpost 2015). There is growing concern among health officials as to the increased issues associated with the overuse of alcohol, compared to previous years the number of teenagers treated for alcohol poisoning has more than doubled. There…

AA meeting was at the Episcopal Church of Nativity I was eight years old when I found out what alcoholism was. My best friend would always be at my house for dinner or just to be away from home because her mother would be passed out from being intoxicated. My best friend would have to care for herself and sometimes after our soccer games we would have to give her a ride home because her mother wouldn't show up. I watched my best friend go through this for years until her mother went to a AA…

home. We may have even witnessed the tragic and senseless episodes of drunkenness and its effects on the family. But does this automatically mean the offspring is doomed to repeat the lifestyle? Is alcoholism hereditary or environmentally influenced? Or is it both? Let’s explore the concept that alcoholism may be hereditary as well as environmentally influenced. In order to consider this concept we must look at the definition of hereditary and environmental influence. Merriam Webster defines…

Alcoholism is a vicious state which slowly kills the person it holds in its grip. Therefore, this drawing was used as a mode of expression to show the interplay between life, death, and alcohol. The head that overlooks what happens below is a culmination of many ideas that Reservation Blues has brought to light about alcoholism. The state of the head being half alive and half dead is an allusion to checkers referring to drunks as “brown-skinned zombies” (Alexie 99). The state of being controlled…

between every individual. Today, there is many cultures throughout the world who accept alcohol as a common pleasure for society. There is a line between drinking for social entertainment with other piers and drinking because you have a problem. Alcoholism is a disease that lives among our society today. According to an article…

“One disease that appears to have a genetic component predisposing an individual to be susceptible to environmental stimuli that triggers the disease alcoholism” (Kalumuck). In simpler terms, alcoholism is a disease that can be passed down from parent to child. In John Cheever’s “Reunion”, the protagonist of the story, Charlie, is retelling the events of the last time he saw his father. Thinking back, Charlie thought, “… (My father would be) my future and my doom. I knew that when I was…

The cause of alcoholism is the changes that happen in the brain when drinking large amounts of alcohol. When people get hooked on alcohol they tend to continue to drink, and it leads to a dependent relationship with alcohol. The dependent use of alcohol comes from the alcohol changing the patient’s brain makeup. There it’s now highly pleasurable when drinking alcohol and this brings on more urges to continue to drink. Although, this is extremely dangerous. This disorder tends to develop over…

of the Streets, Whiskey contributed to the main characters down stream; such as alcoholism, abuse, negativity and even hatred. In the Evil Beast, the Whiskey Ring showed families and neighbors different morals. This scandalous ring was the beginning of the…