...Whiteking.thaysha@yahoo.com Thaysha King Professor Nora Kabaji Freshman Composition Research Paper 27 March 2013 Alcoholics Anonymous the Truth about Alcoholism Alcoholism is the addiction to consuming alcoholic drinks. Just like any other addiction it is fostered by the regular consumption of alcohol. It is not wrong to have an occasional drink in a social event or to have a little wine with dinner but when it reaches to the point where the individual cannot go a day without alcohol in his system then there is a problem. Alcohol is a drug like any other but it’s the most popular and accepted drug in the entire world. It is legal to citizens above eighteen years to drink alcohol and it is very accessible to even teenagers. Consumption of alcohol is not a new thing, it has been there for centuries and many new brands are being produced every year. However, those many years ago, our fore fathers knew the restrictions when it came to taking alcohol. They did not over do it and they consumed alcohol mainly during social events hence they did not become addicted to it. In our society today, any time is a good time to take alcohol. Teenagers, young adults, adults and even old people are all taking alcohol at an alarming rate. They are doing it oblivious to the fact that they can become addicted. Why are there so many alcoholics in the world today? How does it affect them and the people around them? What can be done to cure our society out of this vice? We answer all these questions...
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...in this area is limited. Thank you for using WritePoint. Addiction: Alcoholism and the effects on the family. VIVETTE K. EVANS University of Phoenix COM/156 Suzzann Connell July 28, 2013 ADDICTION: ALCOHLISM AND THE EFFECTS ON THE FAMILY Alcoholism has been called the family illness. The family is impacted most by the behaviors of the untreated alcoholic. The addiction of alcoholism has very negative and adverse effects on the family and in the community. The jail and hospital visits take a toll on the family’s finances and emotional stability. Mothers against drunk drivers reported in 2012 that there were 1.41 million drunk driving convictions in the United States of America. These individuals take not only their lives but also the lives of others into their hands when they choose to get behind the wheel of their cars after the consuming alcohol. There is evidence that problem drinkers are less likely to be candidates for successful marriages and relationships. (Power, Rodgers and Hope). There are those instances where the abuse of alcohol is dominate in the marriage yet, they begin to raise a family. The children of such marriages are effected in many...
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...American Military University January 30, 2014 Abstract Alcoholism is a disease that is a major concern in the United States because alcoholics endanger themselves and society. Alcoholism follows a certain course with known physical, psychological and social symptoms. Once addicted, the alcoholic continues to consume alcohol despite the destructive cost. The definitions of an alcoholic, alcoholism, and alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are constantly being refined and changing according to the purpose of the definition. An alcoholic can be typed by more than one set of criteria: genetic, habitual, and behavioral. All definitions of alcohol include the knowledge that the individual must have a preoccupation with the substance and use of the drug alcohol. In all cases, alcoholics must continue to use the substance even though they are aware that continued use of alcohol is harming them. The abuse of alcohol causes problems for all members of the family, and can be viewed as a public health problem as well. When the genetic component is present, the alcoholic individual exhibits other abnormal behavior and mental traits. These individuals find it difficult to abstain from the use of alcohol and even when sober exhibit difficulty with some mental tasks. On the other hand, alcoholics who have developed a dependence on alcohol through habitual usage, have less trouble becoming and remaining sober. Alcoholism Alcoholism has been classified...
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...scope of the study and the conceptual framework. 1.2 Background to the Problem Seventy percent of Kenyan families are affected by alcoholism (Simiyu, 2006). Man has, over time, indeed come to acknowledge the fact that alcoholism is indeed destructive to the human race. This explains the reason as to why numerous studies have been conducted and some are still underway in relations to various areas where alcoholism is indeed a major threat. It is however important to note that most of these studies are mainly centered on the alcoholic. Alcoholism is a term that has many and sometimes conflicting definitions. In current and historic usage, alcoholism refers to a condition that results from continued consumption of alcohol despite the social and medical impacts that are raised by the vice. Alcoholism also referred to, in the nineteenth century and partly in the twentieth century, as dipsomania, may also refer to pre-occupation with or compulsion towards the consumption of alcohol and/or impaired ability to recognize the negative impacts of excessive alcohol consumption. The Macmillan dictionary (2002) defines the word alcoholism as a medical condition that makes it difficult to control the amount of alcohol you drink. 1.2.0 Alcoholism The dictionary definition of alcoholism is, a disorder characterized by the excessive consumption of and dependence on alcoholic beverages leading to physical and physiological harm and impaired social and vocational functionality. The Mayo...
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...Dysfunctional Family A dysfunctional family is a family, in which conflict, misbehavior and even abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur continually, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Dysfunctional families are most often a result of the alcoholism, substance abuse, or other addictions of parents, parents' untreated mental illnesses/defects or personality disorders, or the parents emulating their own dysfunctional parents and dysfunctional family experiences. Types of Dysfunctional Families 1. The Alcoholic or Chemically Dependent Family System 2. The Emotionally or Psychologically Disturbed Family System 3. The Physically or Sexually Abusing Family System 4. The Religious Fundamentalist or Rigidly Dogmatic Family System [References] Kizziar, Dr. J. (2011). Types Of Dysfunctional Families | Child Abuse Statistics, Child Abuse Stories. Retrieved from http://www.child-abuses.com/tag/types-of-dysfunctional-families Roles of Dysfunctional Families "The Good Child" - often the family hero who assumes the parent role 2. "The Problem Child" - becomes the scapegoat 3. "Caretaker" - takes responsibility for the emotional well-being of the family 4. "The Lost Child" inconspicuous, the quiet one [References] Bradshaw, J. (2010). Dysfunctional Family. Retrieved from http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Dysfunctional_family WHAT GOES WRONG IN DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES? * Deficient Parents Deficient parents hurt their children more...
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...-Pag-inom ay nagbibigay-daan sa isa upang kalimutan ang mga problema at makatakas mula sa mga problema at annoyances. - Pag-inom ay nagbibigay-daan sa isa upang makakuha ng mapupuksa ng ilang mga inhibitions. - Inuming nakalalasing epektibong paggamot para sa shock. - Pagkain habang pinipigilan ang pag-inom pagkalasing. - Beer drinkers hindi maging Alcoholics. -Alak pag-inom ay tumutulong sa tagumpay sa mga transaksyon ng negosyo. - Alcoholics ay maaaring mag-quit pag-inom anumang oras na gusto nila. - Alcoholics maaaring mabawi nang walang tulong mula sa pamilya. Alcohol consumption can have adverse social and economic effects on the individual drinker, the drinker’s immediate environment and society as a whole. Indeed, individuals other than the drinker can be affected, for example, by traffic accidents or violence. It has an impact on society as a whole in terms of resources required for criminal justice, health care and other social institutions. Strong efforts are made in many countries to estimate the overall economic and social costs ofalcohol use. Social and economic costs cover the negative economic impacts ofalcohol consumption on the material welfare of the society as a whole.They comprise both direct costs - the value of goods and services delivered to address the harmful effects of alcohol, and indirect costs - the value of personal productive services that are not delivered as a consequence of drinking. In industrialized countries, estimates of social...
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...were four items agenda at this meeting, and were resolved as follows: 1. Against family’s violence Family’s violence is a serious social problem and has been excited in our community. Our association is responsible to help our residents to prevent and solve this problem, firstly, members of the association should assist our residents who have such problems in the peaceful and sane way, secondly, if the situation of a family’s violence is wost, we should assist them to report to police. 2. Prevent alcoholic issue Alcoholic issue is also a terrible social problem, it is historical and stubborn. Recently, more and more young people have alcoholic issue, the association should be intensely concerned with our community’s young people, give them assistance of training normal and correct personal hobbies, and encourage them to participate in some beneficial activities,such as playing sports, playing music and learning art and so on. Therefore, we will build a community centre in the next 6 months. 3. Set up a foundation of helping single mothers and their children The aim of a solution to the difficult situation of the single mother families in our community, they urgently need lots of financial help, especially the time of the beginning of a new semester. The association would seek the fund from the entrepreneurs who live in our community and set up a foundation to improve those families’ lives. 4. A construction plan of building a community centre. This construction plan...
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...too obvious that Baca was helpless and angry at the same time. However, as a young kid, he already considered to solve a problem with violence. Therefore, it wasn’t too surprised when he became more and more violence in his later life. (CL) It was true enough that his experiences had mould him to become who he was later. Due Baca’s early exposure to violence and immorality, he decided on...
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...The effects of Alcoholic Parents I. Introduction a) Attention getter i. About 17 million families will deal with the effects of “heavy drinking”, and over 7% of the population will experience abuse or dependence on alcohol. b) Necessary information i. Roughly 30% of alcoholics say they had at least one alcoholic parent. ii. An estimated 28 million people grow up with at least one parent that abuses or is dependent on alcohol. c) Thesis statement i. Even though alcoholics think they are in control and aren’t harming anyone, they are really harming their children. II. Body paragraph # 1 a) Topic sentence i. Children with alcoholic parents have reported a stronger disturbance in the stability of family and poor relationships with family members. b) Introduce quote i. Research has shown c) Quote/paraphrase i. Studies of children receiving mental health care have reported that children of alcoholic parents are more antisocial and aggressive at home and at school compared to matched children of non-alcoholic parents (Cannolly). d) Analysis i. There are a higher number of negative events, than positive events in families with alcoholic parents. ii. Children are usually in trouble more at school and by the time they are 18, they usually have records or serious delinquencies. III. Body paragraph # 2 e) Topic sentence i. Drinking to intoxicate is widely accepted in homes, but many are concerned about...
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...alcohol gives people an increased social status; they become self-confident, sexually attractive, and fun to be around. Initially people start out drinking for fun; it can relax and reduce inhibitions but at some point and for whatever reasons some people become addicted and can’t stop. What often begins as a fun escape and great stress relief can become a habit that can destroy everything good in life. Eventually everyone becomes affected by alcohol use in one way or another. The purpose of this paper is to prove that alcohol affects people who don’t drink alcohol at all or those who drink responsibly. Research suggests that alcoholism is a societal disease that negatively affects everyone because alcohol abuse creates higher crime rates, alcoholics cause more accidents and create higher costs in the workplace, and alcohol creates an increase in health-related issues. There is a strong correlation between alcohol use and violent crime, which is how the phrase “mean drunk” came about. People that abuse alcohol are six times more likely to commit a violent crime and thirteen times more likely to commit a crime on property (McMurran, 1999, p.219). This statistic proves that alcohol plays a role in crime against innocent people. Alcohol has long been suspected to cause anger management issues and violent crime. Many studies have been done to show how alcohol abuse disables the ability to problem solve, to read a situation, and understand consequences. Close to a third of all individuals...
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...ALCOHOLISM IN AMERICAN FAMILIES Introduction America is becoming a nation of alcoholics. Harford (2006) assert that in the contemporary American society alcoholism affect 1 in every 3 people. With the increasing pressure of life, many people have turned to alcohol to relieve their daily stress leading to uncontrolled alcoholism in the society. As the basic unit of the society the family has been affected in the same way increased breakdown of families and neglect of children by alcoholic parents. Alcoholism has run deep in American families and children have been affected in a particular way. This paper will research on alcoholism and the effects it has on the life of the family. It will first define alcoholism and then look at how alcoholism runs in American families. Later it will look at children of alcoholics. What is alcoholism? According to Harford (2006) Alcoholism can be defined as drinking of alcohol to an extent that it interference with individual physical and mental health and their ability to perform their duties and responsibility and to live with the rest to the society and family members. Alcoholism is a disease condition which result from excessive consumption of alcoholic beverage. According to Silverstein (1990) there are three distinct features which are used to diagnose the condition according to American Psychiatrist Association. The three criteria include: i) Physiological problem including hand tremors or blackouts ii) Psychological problem...
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...The effects of alcohol on society are devastating. For example, a child that has to grow up in a home where one or even both parents are alcoholics may be living in a deadly environment. "Children often find themselves blamed by an alcoholic parent. Their home is filled with conflict, confusion, and embarrassment. They often carry this feeling of disorder into their adult lives, which affects their own families, their co-workers, and society. Alcoholism in families has a vicious cycle, because children of alcoholics can suffer from many different emotional and mental disorders including addictions to alcohol, gambling, drugs, sex, and food. Many of them go on to marry or live with alcoholics or abusers. Children of alcoholics may become alcoholics themselves sometimes because of heredity factors, but also because of the environment, they grew up in. More than half of domestic violence cases and as many as 90 percent of child abuse cases involve alcoholism, according to a survey by Priory Healthcare, a rehab center. Girls in alcoholic homes are four times more likely to suffer sexual abuse." (Shaw, Jerry Livestrong.com, 2012) The other aspect of how alcohol affects society is health. Alcoholics may not only be hurting themselves from drinking, if they get behind to wheel of a car, they are endangering the lives of countless others. Millions of innocent people are killed each year from drunk driving than any other vehicle accident, and most times, they are not even able to find...
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...but the immediate family of the alcoholic. “Alcoholism and drug addiction affects the whole family- young, teenage, or grown-up children; wives or husbands; brothers or sister; parents or other relatives and friends.” ("Family Disease"). In the memoir, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, her siblings and mother’s daily lives, health, and personalities were greatly affected by Jeanette's father, Rex Walls alcoholism. Some specific effects of alcoholism on families are conflict between spouses, infidelity, domestic violence, economic hardships, isolation or divorce, jealousy...
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...Nonverbal communication Bullying Bullying Bullying; Cyberbullying Business ethics Business ethics; Corporations - Corrupt practices Business ethics; Business enterprises, Corrupt practices Capital punishment (Death Penalty) Capital punishment; Death row Capital punishment Cancer Cancer--Prevention SEE ALSO types of cancer, such asBreast--Cancer Neoplasms--Prevention and Control;Cancer Treatment Censorship SEE ALSO Freedom of the Press Censorship; Prohibited books Censorship; USA Patriot Act 2001-US AND Civil liberties; Filtering software;Banned books Child abuse SEE ALSO Domestic violence Abused children; Child abuse Child abuse Child custody/support Custody of children Child custody Children of alcoholics Children of alcoholics; Alcoholics--Family relationships Children of alcoholics Cloning...
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...study prostitutes. That is a very dangerous subculture to observe. I believe Sterk was interested in working with prostitutes because she is constantly surrounded by it, living in Amsterdam, where prostitution and drugs are legal. Sterk also works in a school of public health and is primarily interested in women’s health, so it is of no surprise to me that she would want to take on this task. I also think that, that is why she felt so comfortable approaching the prostitutes and pimps because she did not feel she would be in that much danger because she never experienced illegal prostitution. There is less crime associated with prostitution and drugs in Amsterdam because it is accepted. Since it is illegal in America, there is a lot of violence that occurs when you are associated with prostitution because of the chance of being caught. It took a lot of patience for Sterk to work in this fieldwork setting of prostitution. She had to watch every word she said and every move she made. First off, it is not simple locating the prostitutes. She could not simply walk the streets of New York City and ask a woman if she was a prostitute. Sterk had to ask outside reliable sources, such as bartenders, cab drivers, health care providers, etc......
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