Alcohol Abuse Research Paper
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RESEARCH PAPER
SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR RUSH
THEO 330 – B02
The abuse of alcohol is a problem in our society; a social disorder that causes physical and emotional injuries to people and family life. Alcohol is the oldest drug around. It is also the most widely-used and almost 50 percent of people aged 12 and over have consumed alcohol in the United States. Most people are able to consume alcohol responsibly. However, for one reason or another, some people abuse alcohol and develop addictions.
Alcohol can destroy persons who depend on its effects to solve their problems. Not only does the use of alcohol create serious health disorders for those who drink heavily during their lifetime, but also causes serious health disorders …show more content…
People who drink endanger themselves and everyone around them. In addition, business and industry suffer financial loss because their employees drink. What might begin as casual drinking can become heavy drinking and alcoholism. Because the abuse of alcohol has a negative effect on men, women, and children, that same abuse on alcohol is a threat in our society.
Although society cannot force people to stop abusing alcohol, society does try to provide rehabilitation for heavy drinkers and alcoholics. People who watch television commercials and read magazine advertisements perhaps think that the use of alcohol can be a positive factor in their life. But according to the author of Alcohol: The Delightful Poison, “alcohol is classified as a drug and is recognized as a depressant that acts as an anesthetic on the central nervous system, and is a consciousness changing drug.” (Fleming …show more content…
Winchester, James H., “Business’ Battle Against Booze,” Readers Digest, 119: 107-110, September 1981
Fleming, Alice, “Alcohol: The Delightful Poison’” (New York: Dell Publishing Co., inc. 1975), p. 122
Lake, Alice “Suddenly It’s a Woman’s Problem,” Redbook, 159, (June, 1982) p. 78
Selzer, Richard, “Mortal Lessons Notes on the Art of Surgery,” (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976)
McGrady, Patrick M., Clues to Living Longer, Staying Younger, Reader’s Digest, 113: 206, September, 1978
“Rex Morgan , M.D. Talks About Your Unborn Child”, Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearms Pamphlet, 1980
_______, “Alcoholism,” Washington Counseletter, 20, (November, 1982), p. 2
Lorand, Arnold, M.D., Life Shortening Habits and Rejuvenation. Philedelphia: F.A. Davis Co.,
1923
“The South Central Rehabilitation Center” Pamphlet
Albert D. Ullman, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 315, Understanding Alcoholism (Jan., 1958), pp. 48-54
Vladimir Hudolin, International Journal of Mental Health, Vol 5, No 1, Alcoholism: The Leading Public Health Problem (Spring 1976), pp.
RESEARCH PAPER
SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR RUSH
THEO 330 – B02
The abuse of alcohol is a problem in our society; a social disorder that causes physical and emotional injuries to people and family life. Alcohol is the oldest drug around. It is also the most widely-used and almost 50 percent of people aged 12 and over have consumed alcohol in the United States. Most people are able to consume alcohol responsibly. However, for one reason or another, some people abuse alcohol and develop addictions.
Alcohol can destroy persons who depend on its effects to solve their problems. Not only does the use of alcohol create serious health disorders for those who drink heavily during their lifetime, but also causes serious health disorders …show more content…
People who drink endanger themselves and everyone around them. In addition, business and industry suffer financial loss because their employees drink. What might begin as casual drinking can become heavy drinking and alcoholism. Because the abuse of alcohol has a negative effect on men, women, and children, that same abuse on alcohol is a threat in our society.
Although society cannot force people to stop abusing alcohol, society does try to provide rehabilitation for heavy drinkers and alcoholics. People who watch television commercials and read magazine advertisements perhaps think that the use of alcohol can be a positive factor in their life. But according to the author of Alcohol: The Delightful Poison, “alcohol is classified as a drug and is recognized as a depressant that acts as an anesthetic on the central nervous system, and is a consciousness changing drug.” (Fleming …show more content…
Winchester, James H., “Business’ Battle Against Booze,” Readers Digest, 119: 107-110, September 1981
Fleming, Alice, “Alcohol: The Delightful Poison’” (New York: Dell Publishing Co., inc. 1975), p. 122
Lake, Alice “Suddenly It’s a Woman’s Problem,” Redbook, 159, (June, 1982) p. 78
Selzer, Richard, “Mortal Lessons Notes on the Art of Surgery,” (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976)
McGrady, Patrick M., Clues to Living Longer, Staying Younger, Reader’s Digest, 113: 206, September, 1978
“Rex Morgan , M.D. Talks About Your Unborn Child”, Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco and Firearms Pamphlet, 1980
_______, “Alcoholism,” Washington Counseletter, 20, (November, 1982), p. 2
Lorand, Arnold, M.D., Life Shortening Habits and Rejuvenation. Philedelphia: F.A. Davis Co.,
1923
“The South Central Rehabilitation Center” Pamphlet
Albert D. Ullman, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 315, Understanding Alcoholism (Jan., 1958), pp. 48-54
Vladimir Hudolin, International Journal of Mental Health, Vol 5, No 1, Alcoholism: The Leading Public Health Problem (Spring 1976), pp.