Alcohol Addiction Research Paper
Alcohol Addiction
Laurie Evans
COM/156
August 4, 2013
Alcohol Addiction Is alcoholism a disease of addiction? This is the question you will find answers to in the following paper. Let’s start by defining what a disease is. A disease can be defined as any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of mind or society. Alcoholism can be defined as a disease because if one consumes more than the recommended amount you can have memory loss, become violent, and in some cases become depraved. Alcoholism isn’t an ordinary disease that you can go to the doctor and have checked out, and get a cure for with a simple pill. This sort of disease manifests itself over the course of time and often goes under the radar; sometimes even the family …show more content…
Alcohols leading issue is the compulsion to consume something that does more harm and helps you escape from reality and more commonly your problems. The problem with this disease is it is powered by an addiction, which is a state of enslavement to a habit that is psychologically or physically habit-forming to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Sometimes this problem that one has can go undetected for many years without anyone knowing. This is a direct result of adjusting to one 's environment, whether it is in the life of the alcoholic or the life of their family members. Alcoholism is a very serious problem that can affect one mentally, physically, emotionally, and will also disrupt the family dynamics as far as family roles go.
Alcoholism can be defined many ways; it is excessive and repetitive drinking of alcoholic beverages to the extent that the drinker is repeatedly harmed or harms others. (Encylopaedia Britannica, 2013 para. 1) The harm may be social, legal or financial and it may be physical or mental. Some clinicians would say, the excessive use of alcohol is marked by a compulsive nature brought out by their diminished voluntary …show more content…
It is one that infects your mind, and often creeps into your life incognito. This is a disease that can only be cured when the person who suffers the most wants to change. This is a personal struggle as most of who suffer don’t see a problem with their lifestyle and refuse to change when “there isn’t a problem”. When they finally come to the realization that they have a problem the most important thing that we can do for them is to show our support and never give up the hope that they can overcome a battle as hard as alcoholism. The only thing that one can do to help them is to be patient; support them in trying to change, and to be there for them when they begin the journey to recovery. It is a long and difficult journey, but it can be overcome. The road to recovery can be made a little easier with the support of others willing to help them. Many recovering addicts go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), they help remind each other that they may always struggle with alcohol, but together they can help each other get through the hard times. They also have a 12 step program that helps them and others around them to see just how far they have come in overcoming their life long battle with alcohol. Life is full of struggles everyday, and we choose what we will do with ourselves each day. It is our conscious decision to make a change when there is a something that we don’t like in our lives. It is
Laurie Evans
COM/156
August 4, 2013
Alcohol Addiction Is alcoholism a disease of addiction? This is the question you will find answers to in the following paper. Let’s start by defining what a disease is. A disease can be defined as any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of mind or society. Alcoholism can be defined as a disease because if one consumes more than the recommended amount you can have memory loss, become violent, and in some cases become depraved. Alcoholism isn’t an ordinary disease that you can go to the doctor and have checked out, and get a cure for with a simple pill. This sort of disease manifests itself over the course of time and often goes under the radar; sometimes even the family …show more content…
Alcohols leading issue is the compulsion to consume something that does more harm and helps you escape from reality and more commonly your problems. The problem with this disease is it is powered by an addiction, which is a state of enslavement to a habit that is psychologically or physically habit-forming to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Sometimes this problem that one has can go undetected for many years without anyone knowing. This is a direct result of adjusting to one 's environment, whether it is in the life of the alcoholic or the life of their family members. Alcoholism is a very serious problem that can affect one mentally, physically, emotionally, and will also disrupt the family dynamics as far as family roles go.
Alcoholism can be defined many ways; it is excessive and repetitive drinking of alcoholic beverages to the extent that the drinker is repeatedly harmed or harms others. (Encylopaedia Britannica, 2013 para. 1) The harm may be social, legal or financial and it may be physical or mental. Some clinicians would say, the excessive use of alcohol is marked by a compulsive nature brought out by their diminished voluntary …show more content…
It is one that infects your mind, and often creeps into your life incognito. This is a disease that can only be cured when the person who suffers the most wants to change. This is a personal struggle as most of who suffer don’t see a problem with their lifestyle and refuse to change when “there isn’t a problem”. When they finally come to the realization that they have a problem the most important thing that we can do for them is to show our support and never give up the hope that they can overcome a battle as hard as alcoholism. The only thing that one can do to help them is to be patient; support them in trying to change, and to be there for them when they begin the journey to recovery. It is a long and difficult journey, but it can be overcome. The road to recovery can be made a little easier with the support of others willing to help them. Many recovering addicts go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), they help remind each other that they may always struggle with alcohol, but together they can help each other get through the hard times. They also have a 12 step program that helps them and others around them to see just how far they have come in overcoming their life long battle with alcohol. Life is full of struggles everyday, and we choose what we will do with ourselves each day. It is our conscious decision to make a change when there is a something that we don’t like in our lives. It is