Alcohol Anonymous Paper Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very dangerous disorder that many people are suffering from. A lot of Americans don’t realize that alcoholism is a big deal‚ and they may not even know someone very close to them is an alcoholic. For the paper I chose to sit in on an alcohol anonymous meeting and this is what I observed. I attended an open alcohol anonymous meeting. I walked in nervous and I wasn’t even there to share if I were an alcoholic. I introduced myself to the leader
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a close-knit program which is a very successful method of recovery for alcoholism. The program was the first of many to adopt the twelve step approach to recovery. This program is three dimensional: spiritually‚ mentally and physically which is represented in the twelve steps. The steps stress anonymousness‚ kindness and rejuvenation within all members. It gives recovering alcoholics a place to feel comfortable and unashamed to know others are going through the same recovery
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English Essay: In the novel ‘Compulsion’ by Tania Roxborogh‚ a challenge faced by Simon is his reliance on alcohol which shows me how easy it is to fall victim to alcohol addiction. Simon is facing the challenge of realizing he is relying on alcohol and needs to stop before it becomes an addiction. Simon’s drinking is bought on by conflict between him and his father who is having an affair‚ Simon doesn’t know how to cope‚ he shouts at him the shuts Robbie out of his life‚ “you stupid idiot!.. You
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Alcoholism When a person has an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency that is a condition called alcoholism. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 51.5% of aduts 18 years and older drink on a regular basis. Why do people drink so much? Interaction of Society Peer pressure leads many young adults to drink. High School clicks‚ it is the cool thing to do is drink like the adults. College‚ what is seen
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Teaching Care Plan Ativan Assessment Diagnosis Plan/ Goal Implementation Evaluation *Assess patient’s knowledge of lorazepam. *Assess knowledge of intended response of medication. *Assess knowledge of when‚ and how to take medication. *Assess knowledge of side and adverse effects. *Assess patient’s degree of anxiety. *Assess patient for alcohol withdrawl symptoms. Knowledge‚ deficient r/t non exposure of information. Noncompliance r/t medication misuse. Patient should understand
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The Long Road to Recovery 1 The Long Road to Recovery‚ From a Hopeless State of Mind and Body Michael A White ENG 211 Professor Geoff Pope March 14‚ 2010 The Long Road to Recovery 2 The Long Road to Recovery‚ From a Hopeless State of Mind and Body Alcoholism and the disease of addiction have been viewed in two strong yet completely different ends of the spectrum for as long as men and women have been losing control of how much and when they drink. One end of the spectrum is
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The article I chose is “Nurse-led detox in primary care. In my paper I will be discussing how alcohol detoxification works in London in a primary care setting. In the case of this article the primary care setting is considered working together with a nurse specialist in a community detox center. In most cases a referral is made by the primary care physician to the nurse specialist. There are two different referral categories’ that are used in London. The first referral is for patients with
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This week‚ on Tuesday‚ I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meeting. The group of people who went to it was very diverse‚ of various ages‚ backgrounds‚ levels of recovery‚ experiences‚ but with one goal in common: to get sober for life (live a life alcohol-free) by realizing that there is something greater than themselves and they are not in control of themselves. Truly‚ the program seems to be a complex one that requires time (to go from step to step) and guidance from a sponsor that each attendee
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Running head: My visit to an AA meeting I attended a AA meeting on Saturday night at 7: 00 pm in Bergen County Housing Health Human Services Center 120 South River Street. This simple experience opened my eyes as a person and as a future nurse .One of the First things I noted was the alcohol addiction has no social boundaries or race‚ Gendered or age‚ the meeting was very diverse to my surprise. At an AA meeting‚ people with alcoholism are accepted and understood‚ helping many People keep
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rewarding effects of alcohol‚ but the dependence‚ post cessation craving‚ and the withdrawal craving. Lorazepam and gabapentin have been used for the detoxification of alcohol dependent patients. Lorazepam is a type of benzodiazepine‚ an antianxiety medication. Gabapentin is a type of anticonvulsant drug originally used to prevent seizures. “Benzodiazepines represent the standard of care for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal” (Myrick‚ Malcolm‚ Randall‚ Boyle‚ Anton‚ Becker‚ & Randall‚ 2009). In recent
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