Alcoholism and its Effects On the Family Alcohol is a very powerful drug. It can ruin someone’s life. It may also be able to ruin everyone that alcoholic lives around. But first what is alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol‚ repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages‚ development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing alcohol intake‚ morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver‚ and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally
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Identification of the issue. Alcoholism is a chronic‚ progressive and potentially fatal disorder which leads to physical and psychological harm‚ and impaired social and vocational functioning. It is characterized by tolerance‚ physical dependence and/or pathological organ changes‚ all of which are the direct/indirect consequence of the alcohol ingested (Light 5). Alcoholism‚ also known as "alcohol dependence‚" can be recognized by four obvious symptoms. The four symptoms of alcoholism are loss of control
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English 0301 Mrs. Reithmeyer November 4‚ 2012 Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Have you ever had to deal with a person dealing with alcoholism or drug addiction? Alcoholism and drug addiction in a family member can have many effects not only in the person with the problem but‚ other family members as well. My little brother Jose is the one from my family who struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction. He started drinking at a very young age and then slowly started
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Alcoholism and Angela ’s Ashes Alcoholism is one of the most common disorders in the world today. It is a disease‚ a sickness that harms the body and the mind in the most violent ways possible. The body is racked by a need to suffice its desire‚ and this leads addicts to do anything to get the alcohol into their systems. In Angela ’s Ashes‚ alcoholism is a major theme‚ and becomes the destroyer of the families and loved ones that are involved. In Angela ’s Ashes‚ the father Malachy is inflicted
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Alcoholism Alcoholism is a big problem in the world today. People are suffering from this world problem. Twenty-five percent of all kids middle school‚ have been under the influence. From this‚ many underage become addicted to alcohol‚ which leads to the problem known as alcoholism. In helping the community I assisted in giving out flyers to all MADD( Mothers Against Drunk Driving) recipients‚ for an auction to help solve alcoholism. Almost every person in America‚ has a friend or family
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The Effect of Alcoholism on Marriage. The effects of alcoholism in a marriage are dramatic and damaging. The mental state and physical well being of the abuser aside‚ there are significant effects on marriages. The members of the family affected undergo psychological and health trauma accruing from alcohol abuse by either spouse. For instance the sober spouse undergoes a psychological transition from being caring and giving to being addicted to caring for the alcohol abusing partner. It is the
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Alcoholism and its effects on society The alcohol is a terrible disease that effects not only your own body and mental health but also it effects everybody who surrounds you. By being an alcoholic you are experiencing all different types of problems. It can be either a problem with a lack of money that will bring you to the friends who are going to get tired of it sooner or later‚ or alcohol will ruin your healthy relationship with your family and your lovely kids. People who are
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An alcoholic is a man or a woman who suffers from alcoholism - they have a distinct physical desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it‚ regardless of all rules of common sense. According to Alcoholics Anonymous UK‚ who say they have no unique definition for alcoholism‚ it may be described as a physical compulsion‚ together with a mental obsession. Apart from having an enormous craving for alcohol‚ an alcoholic often yields to that craving at the worst possible times. The alcoholic
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Chris Landry Prof. Horowitz Synthesis Essay 10/26/07 Alcoholism and the Effects on a Family Alcoholism‚ although thought mostly of its impact on the alcoholic themselves‚ it is also a very present problem in the ruining of his or her friends and their families lives. Someone who may be a fully functional‚ great person to his or her family may be extremely dangerous‚ dishonest‚ and destructive while they are under the influence of alcohol. This instance occurs
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What was the problem or issue? The issue was alcoholism and the lack of moral causing the citizens to engage in prostitution‚ crime‚ and poverty. In the first half of the 19th century‚ the Americans experienced a moral crusade that created a disturbance caused by the violation of the social norms that characterized the society in the early periods making them ignore the current social and economic inequality (Jansson‚ 2014‚ p. 105). This moral crusade and lost of values surged from the rapid growth
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