Alcoholism: Supported by Empirical Research Ellie Smith Vanderbilt University Abstract Globally‚ alcohol abuse disorders have become a problem for seventy-six million people (Orford‚ Natera‚ Copello‚ Atkinson‚ 2005). Addiction is a disease‚ not merely a social disorder. The disease not only affects the inflicted individuals‚ but can also be detrimental to family members and the greater community. Causes of addiction can be grouped into three categories: psychological traits
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Impact of Alcoholism and Alcohol Induced Disease on America Thuy Truong Psy 105 Prof. S.Garry Nowak Dec 4‚ 2013ABSTRACT ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of what alcoholism is‚ and how alcohol induced disease‚ the deleterious impact of heavy drinking‚ alcohol abuse and alcoholism on the United States. Alcoholism is a serious disease that affects the lives of millions of Americans‚ devastates families‚ compromises national preparedness‚ depresses economic
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His motive is even harder to guess than the one in the previous short story; the more or less obvious answer seems to be alcohol. However‚ the constant emphasis on his former kindness and tenderness might actually outline the possibility of things being utterly different. All the superlatives considering his temper might be a joke‚ combined with the blaming of alcohol for the responsibility. What if his childhood has been completely different to how he interprets it to be; what if his parents were
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| A STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY ALCOHOLISM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KARUKUTTY PANCHAYATH SOCIAL PROJECTByPAUL SIMON 1.1 Statement of the problem1.2 Objective of the study1.3 Scope of the study1.4 Limitation of the study1.5 Plan of the report INTRODUCTION Alcohol has in the recent past become one of the major leading drug killers the world. Alcohol addiction refers to cases where a person feels a compulsive need to take alcohol to
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ALCOHOLISM: Nature or Nurture? Morgan Lewis Period 5 Sociology A recent study by Dr. Ming D. Li shows that alcoholism (the addiction to alcohol) may actually be linked to a genetic trait- making alcoholism a product of nature. Dr. Li is the head of neurobiology at the University of Virginia‚ and states that this research is “unique” because it shows that a single gene variation- one which alters the brain’s control of serotonin
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hate every second of it. The one’s who hate it are notorious for at times being depressed. Depression doesn’t just affect the teenager; it affects their family‚ friends‚ school‚ and even their general well being. It is more common than ever‚ and should be taken extremely seriously. Most of the time this doesn’t just happen overnight‚ but many factors can play a part in a serious case of teenage depression. Being depressed can lead to a lot worse things than just being bored. There are countless
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Alcoholism: Symptoms‚ Causes‚ and Effects Composition I April 1‚ 1997 Alcoholism is a disease that affects many people in the United States today. It not only affects the alcoholic‚ but also their family‚ friends‚ co- workers‚ and eventually total strangers. The symptoms are many‚ as are the causes and the effects. Alcoholism is defined as a pattern of drinking in which harmful consequences result for the drinker‚ yet‚ they continue to drink. There are two types of drinkers. The first type
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Alcoholism is a very prevalent problem in The Glass Castle and Jeanette Walls’ life. This quote from the book‚ “No child is born a delinquent. They only became that way if nobody loved them when they were kids. Unloved children grow up to be serial murderers or alcoholics‚” (Walls 83) shows how much her life was influenced by this problem. Maybe she knows what happened in her father’s past that turned him to alcohol‚ and maybe she thinks that when people are treated the way she is by her father
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Among elderly Mexican American‚ alcoholism is a common thing. Studies indicate that there is a compelling influence of nativity on Hispanic concentration on addiction among women and not men. According to Hatchett (2011)‚ the use of alcohol among Mexican Americans is predominantly common in men compared to women. The drinking behavior among Mexican Americans is estimated at the end of the consumption curve. The meaning of the extremities is that at one end there is a higher percentage of abstainers
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The continuous or excessive use of alcohol (ethanol) with associated pathologic results. Alcoholism is characterized by constant or periodic intoxication‚ although the pattern of consumption varies markedly. Individuals admitted for the first time to an alcoholism treatment center typically have been consuming 3–4 oz (80–100 g) of pure alcohol per day‚ corresponding to seven to nine drinks or bottles of beer or glasses of wine. Studies have shown that problem drinking in these populations starts
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