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    drinking); which might result in short term or long term complications. It is often associated with addictive behaviors and it most likely interferes with person’s normal life balance, including the ability to work and interpersonal relationships. Alcoholism: it is the addiction to consuming alcoholic drinks or alcohol dependency. this condition is also classified as alcohol-use disorder with severity specified as mild, moderate, or severe, determined by the number of diagnostic criteria that…

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    Personally, alcoholism has affected me through my dad’s side of the family. My grandpa was an alcoholic and inadvertently led my father to alcohol. My dad has been a “social drinker” for many years. “Social drinking” may work for some people, but not for my family. My dad is now classified as an alcoholic and the disease now affects our whole family. For my dad, alcoholism was both inherited and influenced by family members, but for others it can be caused by other factors. Alcoholism is tied…

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    Alcoholism can be defined as an individual who desires consuming alcohol at high levels in order to relieve any distress they may possess. It typically begins when someone experiences a negative conflict in their life that affects them to a great ordeal. Excessive drinking can develop overtime, or in some cases, occur in a very short amount of time. The majority causes of consuming alcohol in the first place can be due to high levels of stress. In which, people who have high levels of stress are…

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    In the song “Swimming Pools” by Kendrick Lamar, he writes “Some people like the way it feels/ Some people wanna kill their sorrows/ Some people wanna fit in with the popular/ That was my problem”(Lamar), we see a very similar description of alcoholism in The Swimmer, by John Cheever, who also uses swimming pools as a metaphor for the hardships of being an alcoholic. Throughout The Swimmer, Cheever, writes using many motifs to show the narrator, Neddy Merrill’s, decline into becoming an alcoholic…

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    psychologically dependent. Alcoholism is a terminal disease. “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.” Alcoholism is not something that goes away or that a person can just get rid of. An alcoholic may be able to “sober up” or “clean up” but will always be tempted by alcohol. The only way for an alcoholic to be “better” is to refrain from alcohol…

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    Alcoholism is it good or bad? To some people yes it is bad and to others no it is not bad it is good! Why is it good and bad! Why people think drinking is good and bad! * Most people think it can be good and bad. Many people drink for many response like someone in there family die so they drink the pain away or celebration, (weddings, parties, bars, tailgating etc.). A lot of people drink beer or whisky, but they don't drink et to get drunk. When people drink for fun they are usually doing it…

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    fit the world was with alcohol. Although many Americans consider alcoholism as an addiction, researchers prove that alcoholism is in fact a disease because of a person’s genetics and uncontrollable environment factors. In addition, there are many terrifying ways how a person can become an alcoholic. One way a person can become an alcoholic is their genetic makeup. Researchers approximated between 50 and 60 percent of alcoholism…

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    Alcoholism Alcoholism is defined as an individual’s consumption of alcoholic beverages that results in problems affecting his or her well-being and health. Alcohol abuse is one of the major social problems in the United States that needs to be addressed as a public policy. Many people do not know they have an addiction or have abused alcohol. This often means they failed to get needed treatment or help and often do not realize how the problem is affecting their lifestyle. According to the…

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    The Impact of Self-Compassion on the Treatment of Alcoholism Alcoholism and is treatment is a very common topic in the scientific literature. This is because alcoholism is a worldwide problem. According to a report on addictive behaviors, by Gowing et al, 43% of the adults in the world consume alcohol. This would be equivalent to 2.1 billion people. Out of these individuals, 13% have participated in episodes of heavy drinking. This report classified heavy drinking of being at least 60g of…

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    of alcoholism just like some people in today’s society. Alcoholism is still a problem in society today.Her dad went through some hard times which made him dependent on alcohol. Alcoholism is one of the most things people label as addictive. People turn to alcohol like it is the only thing that can help them; they say it clears the mind and comforts them. There are many addictions out there, but I do not believe that Alcoholism is the one that I would encourage people to pick. With alcoholism,…

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