Binge drinking

they had with drinking and focus on the positives or the times alcohol made them happy. Undeniably, romancing the drink is one of the most tempting conflicts recovering alcoholics will have; no matter how long they have been clean. Humans will always be tempted to do the things that feel easy and will overlook the importance of self-control. Imagine wanting the last donut, but not having it…

suffer from. There are two different types of drinking problems, alcoholism being one and alcohol abuse being the other. Alcoholism is when an individual’s excessive drinking causes serious problems in their life, yet they keep drinking. They may also have a physical dependence on alcohol. This means that an individual needs more and more alcohol to feel drunk. Stopping suddenly can cause withdrawal symptoms. Alcohol abuse is when an individual’s drinking leads to problems, but they are not…

spends all of his nights like that, drinking and spending his money on a temporary escape. This is one of the many forms alcoholism comes in. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, this is the chilling reality of 16.6 million adults over the age of eighteen in the United States alone. “An estimated 20 to 40 percent of patients in large urban hospitals are there because of illnesses that have been caused or made worse by their drinking” (pubs.niaaa.nih.gov).…

professionals must be prepared to accommodate special populations in order to provide optimal service to clients. The CAGE tool is a frequently used screening instrument that consists of asking clients four brief questions related to their drinking. These questions are designed to determine whether the client is experiencing problems related to alcohol. Since this instrument is relatively brief, it is easily utilized and effective in various types of clinical settings. The CAGE only…

Alcohol is one of the most common known drugs that people commonly abuse in the United States today. Throughout this paper, the team will outline the treatment modalities that can be used during treatment and the demographics of the population abusing and going through treatment. Treatment is necessary to beat this addiction and to encourage abusers to enter rehabilitation center one must understand what can be done and what steps need to be taken. Finally, this paper shows what happens when…

Student ID:1489761 INTRODUCTION Alcohol is a legal and generally available product in New Zealand (Ministry of Justice [n.d]). The Ministry of Health New Zealand conducted the Alcohol and Drug Use Survey (NZADUS) in 2007-2008. The survey found that alcohol is one of the most common recreational drugs in New Zealand. The key finding from the survey is more than 85% of adults use alcohol in New Zealand. Among that almost 50% of alcohol users are young adults (Ministry of Health [MOH], 2009).…

have the highest levels of binge drinking in Europe and university students have high levels of alcohol consumption in these areas. The researchers investigated the consumption patterns of university students in the areas of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The researchers found that almost two thirds of students reported a hazardous alcohol consumption score. The article highlights how harmful binge…

conflicts they can get themselves or peers into. Binge drinking is the primary cause of conflicts within a college campus. Binge drinking is defined in two separate ways, a researcher's definition of binge drinking is that of drinking five or more drinks in a row for men and four for women; a general definition is that of too much alcohol in too little time ("Frequently asked Questions," 2005). There are various factors inflicted towards binge drinking. Factors included are its prevalence on…

adulthood and for a majority of students it’s the first time they experience independence. “Alcohol consumption in humans is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States (McGinnis & Foege, 1993). A common abuse pattern called binge drinking contributes to a substantial portion of alcohol-related deaths (Chikritzhs, Jonas, Stockwell, Heale, & Dietze, 2001)”.Though with freedom comes responsibility. If not handled properly freedom can lead to bad decisions and the biggest…

Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18? Have you ever met or been around someone who drinks way too much? Some people want the legal drinking age to be lowered to the age of 18, while others think the current age should be kept. The current legal drinking age is 21. This paper will examine the pro, con and my viewpoint on lowering or keeping the legal drinking age. The current legal drinking age went into effect in 1988 and still continues to this day. Before this the legal age to…