liver by causing the development of alcoholic liver disease (1‚2). Additionally‚ it is well-established that excessive alcohol consumption has harmful effects on the kidney (3‚4)‚ with acute kidney injury (AKI) being one of the most common pathological complications (5). Furthermore‚ there is a tight link between alcoholic liver disease and AKI. For instance‚ Altamirano et al. (6) demonstrated that AKI is a frequent and early event in patients with alcoholic hepatitis‚ and Russ et al. (7) reported
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point of view‚ which claims the “alcoholic as not having morals” (Gary‚ 1999). When describing alcoholics‚ they have also been known to call them “sinful” or “moral weaklings” (Gary‚ 1999). Throughout history‚ the alcoholic has been ridiculed‚ as described by Gary Stofle in the article “The Morality of Alcoholism”: “Society has ascribed to these views as evidenced by the fact that alcoholics have been jailed just for being alcoholics in the past. At worst‚ alcoholics have been killed or left to die
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TYPES OF DRINKERS Basically‚ there are three kinds of drinkers – social drinkers‚ problem drinkers‚ and alcoholics. Most social and even many problem drinkers never become alcoholics but when you change your type of drinker to the next is the route by which some people do become alcoholics. Social drinkers are people who have certain times when alcohol fits into their social life and who can stop drinking without getting any trouble. They connect drinking with pleasant occasions. Generally‚ they
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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
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LAB. MANUAL 16 MANUAL OF METHODS AF T OF ANALYSIS OF FOODS D R ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI 2012 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MANUAL FOR ANALYSIS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 15 17 19 22 27 30 AF T METHOD Types of Alcoholic Beverages Determination of Ethyl alcohol content Determination of Residue on evaporation
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carry throughout life. They have difficulties in school and establishing relationships with friends and teachers. And fewer children of alcoholics go to college compared to the national average. In addition‚ living in an alcoholic family also suggests that children are more susceptible to child abuse‚ including incest and battery. Adult Children of Alcoholics: Once children become adults‚ the effects of alcoholism on families continue to impact their lives. They experience difficulties trusting
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1984‚ p.9). This quote seems to describe how it feels to be an alcoholic. In the Brief Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous‚ “As A.A. sees it‚ alcoholism is an illness” (A brief‚ 1972‚ p.6). As the article also mentions‚ the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as an illness as well. No matter the definition‚ alcoholism causes numerous problems for the people who experience it. What does the AA 12 Step program involve? Alcoholics Anonymous offers a 12 Step program that first requires the person
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AA Meeting This was my first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and it was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Middleburg‚ Fl. the AA group was called “Soul Savivors” there were people who had come from different walks of life such as a single parent that started when she was fifteen to a School teacher that started when he was eight. The group meeting that I attended was rather small‚ a total of six were in attendance and 3 were missing
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The total consumption of alcoholic beverages in India is expected to touch 217.1 million cases in 2010‚ marking a growth of 8 percent from the previous year‚ according to a report. According to a report published by market research firm International Wine and Spirit Record (IWSR)‚ the total consumption of spirits in the country stood at 200 million cases in 2009. A case has 12 bottles‚ totaling nine liters. The Indian alcoholic beverages market is dominated by whisky‚ which accounts for more
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group will be to end addiction by empowering the members to cope with alcoholism of a person close to them. The group members will learn how to resist the fault‚ responsibility and disgrace of having a close relative who is an alcoholic. “Those of us closest to the alcoholic suffer the most‚ and those who care the most can easily get caught up in the behavior of another person” (Al-Anon
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