...Healthy People 2010 Substance Abuse: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism Alcoholism (alcohol dependence) and alcohol abuse are two different forms of drinking problems. * Alcoholism is when you have signs of physical addiction to alcohol and continues to drink, despite problems with physical health, mental health, and social, family, or job responsibilities. Alcohol may control your life and relationships. * Alcohol abuse is when drinking leads to problems, but not physical addiction. Causes, incidence, and risk factors There is no known cause of alcohol abuse or alcoholism. Research suggests that certain genes may increase the risk of alcoholism, but which genes and how they work are not known. How much you drink can influence your chances of becoming dependent. Those at risk for developing alcoholism include: * Men who have 15 or more drinks a week * Women who have 12 or more drinks a week * Anyone who has five or more drinks per occasion at least once a week One drink is defined as a 12-ounce bottle of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or a 1 1/2-ounce shot of liquor. You have an increased risk for alcohol abuse and dependence if you have a parent with alcoholism. You may also be more likely to abuse alcohol or become dependent if you: * Are a young adult under peer pressure * Have depression * Have easy access to alcohol * Have low self-esteem * Have problems with relationships * Live a stressful...
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...Teenage Alcohol Abuse Outline Teenage Alcohol Abuse I. Introduction II. Abuse III. Health Risks of Abuse IV. Ways to Prevent Abuse V. Conclusion Chase Wylie Sharma MW 9:25 In some ways, our present laws prohibiting teenage drinking are quite irrational. It is illegal to sell or serve alcoholic beverages to minors, yet we expect young people to take their places suddenly at eighteen or twenty-one in an adult culture where drinking is the norm. Somehow, miraculously, without any practice, they are supposed to know how to drink sensibly and befittingly. Fortunately or unfortunately, all the studies of what teenagers actually do, rather than what they are supposed to, show that teenagers do drink. The percentage of teenage drinkers increases steadily with age, until at eighteen the proportion of drinkers is approximately the same as in the adult population. The percentage of teenage drinkers varies depending on the region of the country. “One study, which showed 86 percent teenage drinkers in Nassau County, New York, and only 44 percent in rural Kansas, was typical of the general trend: teenagers in metropolitan areas are more likely to drink than those in rural regions” (Silverstein and Silverstein 78). Boys, who are traditionally given more freedom than girls, have a higher percentage of drinkers than girls. The difference is especially distinct in rural areas, and it decreases with age. Beer is the most commonly used alcoholic beverage...
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...Alcohol Abuse Byron Williams HCA 430 Special Populations Lynne Trevisan 1 July 2013 Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism is a disease that is creating a heavy burden on society. Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically a neurological disorder, and in medicine several other terms are used, specifically "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence" which have more specific definitions. “Every year alcohol is responsible for 1/2 of all murders, accidental deaths, and suicides; 1/3 of all drowning, boating, and aviation deaths; 1/2 of all crimes; and almost 1/2 of all fatal automobile accidents” (Wells, 2000). Alcohol is a potent nonprescription drug sold to anyone over the national legal drinking age, 21 and Substantial evidence exists that both the presence and quality of family ties and the attitudes and practices of families themselves are correlated with individual members’ propensity to drink, smoke, or use drugs. Culture\Ethnicity and Income are two factors that increase vulnerability to alcoholism. In all societies, alcoholic beverages are used as powerful and versatile symbolic tools, to construct and manipulate the social world. In most societies alcohol use is considered a social activity. However in some cultures alcohol use...
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...Stress and alcohol abuse Chapter 2, “Stress: The Constant Challenge” explains what stress is and the effects it has on our body. It goes through and tells about the physiological responses to stress, including the effects on the nervous and the endocrine system. The chapter also explains the difference ways that stress effects people with varying personalities. We are told, “According to the American Psychological Association 43% of adult Americans suffer from stress related health problems.” (Insel, Rothe P 28) Chapter 8, “Alcohol and Tobacco” explains how alcohol affects people in different ways. It further explains that there are biological reasons for how our bodies absorb and metabolize alcohol. “Drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short time can rapidly raise the BAC into the lethal range. Death from alcohol poisoning may be caused either by central nervous system and respiratory depression or by inhaling fluid or vomit into the lungs.” (Insel, Rothe P 180) Drinking alcohol produces physiological stress and some of the body’s responses to alcohol are similar to its responses to stressors that you already have. Yet people say they drink to relieve stress. This can be compared to a double- edged sword. Stress is stress and it is always going to be there. Very seldom do people have good outcomes when they let their stress turn them to alcohol. Some drink to relieve stress while drinking itself creates stress in one s life. For example: DUI’s, speeding...
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...Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are diseases that are plaguing the nation, due to the fact that alcohol is not seen as a dangerous substance, though it can be very dangerous for your health.. According to ncadd.org, about 1 in every 12 adults is affected by alcohol abuse or alcoholism. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are often confused as the same thing, but they are not. Alcohol abuse is simply the overconsumption of alcohol over a long period of time. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are different because alcoholism is when the body starts to become physically dependent on alcohol forming an actual addiction. Short term effects of alcohol are not incredibly damaging, unlike the long term effects, which can wreak havoc on the body. While under the...
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...STIGMA OF ALCOHOL ABUSE Verdean Rogers May 08, 2014 “MAT 135/179-360, Spring Semester 2014”. Stigma Assessment of Alcohol Abuse Alcohol is a road often traveled yet there is no light at the end. The road only leads to a life of depression, anxiety, anger, stress, and much more. These are all, unwanted personality traits that we experience at one time or another. However, alcoholics exhibit these traits day in and day out as the likelihood that they act in these ways is nearly doubled when alcohol is involved. Alcohol inhibits not only daily bodily functions but our minds as well. Alcoholism leads to times of withdrawal, low self-esteem, and an overall unwillingness to be part of society. It turns the gentlest person into a raving psychopath without them even knowing it or if they do know, they refuse to admit it. Alcoholism manipulates the way we think and the way we react in common, everyday situations. Minor problems are blown out of proportion while major problems are faced with anger, resentment, and often physical force. Alcoholism does nothing positive for an individual. It has many harmful effects and its effects on personality are the most harmful of all. In this study, we will examine how alcohol is metabolized by the body, affects alcohol has on the brain, and the influence of alcohol and gender on immune response. In chemistry terms, alcohol is an organic compound where a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bonded to a carbon atom from an alkyl. A hydroxyl group...
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...Life Orientation Grade 11p Alcohol Assignment: Jeremy Emanuel Task 1 1) In the Binge drinking advert of the boy alcohol is indirectly portraying as the boy is vomits and puts the vomit all over himself. The boy also rips he’s clothes and makes the jacket sleeveless on the one side. Then he leaves his house looking like a wreck which sums of all three points above that the boy is not in control of what he is doing and how he looks which happens when you are very drunk. In the Binge drinking advert of the girl alcohol is indirectly portrayed as she also vomits and it goes all over herself and does not clean up the vomit. She also rips her clothes and leaves the house looking like a wreck this shows that she is also not in control of her action, her looks and she cannot tell what is the right or wrong thing to do which majority of the time happens to a person who is very drunk. She also pours the wine onto the floor not realizing what she is doing and not realizing that it is the wrong thing to do. This is how alcohol is indirectly portrayed as you see the effects it has on a girl and a boy. 2) This could have a negative...
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...Alcohol Abuse and How it Affects Everyone S. Adams Should society care about alcohol abuse? Many people believe that to consume alcohol is a personal choice and an expression of free will. Some of those people don’t consider how alcohol use affects anyone other than the drinker. By listening to alcohol advertising and watching actors in movies one would get the impression that 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...
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...Running Head: Alcohol and Substance Abuse 1 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Special Populations Lynne Trevisan September 14, 2013 Alcohol and Substance Abuse 2 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Alcohol and substance abuse is a very big problem in the United States. Many times it is the root cause of other problems exists in our lives. It not only affects the individuals’ physical and mental abilities, but it also affects the lives of family members. Therapy starts with the individual wanting to get better, and also with the members of the community taking notice of the vulnerable population in their neighborhoods, and surrounding communities. In this presentation, we will identify the people who are, or maybe most vulnerable to alcohol and substances, for whatever the reason might be, and identify the causes that make them vulnerable. We will look to implement a program into the community that will focus on prevention, and treatment in long term continuum program of therapy. These population groups, those who suffer from alcohol and drug use are most vulnerable because, there are limited jobs, leaders, and community cohesiveness. With limited jobs coming into the community, many people suffer from depression, and many times this is what starts the drinking or drug use. It might be a reaction to a problem that was already under the surface, lying dormant in a person’s sole, but the truth is, this problem only become worse once depression...
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...The second Erik stepped away from the microphone and the lecture ended Jubilee sprang up to her feet, Brice through sheer luck grabbed a hold of her arm and stopped her from shoving her way through the crowd of students trying to exit the auditorium. “What do you think you’re doing?” he quietly hissed at her as she kept her eyes trained at the front of the auditorium where the red clad Massachusetts squad had been seated. “Just going to have a friendly chat,” Jubilation said clearly annoyed at her boyfriend. “Ever think now is not the time?” he asked trying to make his tone sound less annoyed then he felt. Jubilee scowled ahead watching the other students file out of the room, “No time like the present,” she said. ……… Sarah looked over her shoulder, Reyes and Emma talking… A lot. Like almost sense she came off stage. Why did this make her feel sick? Not morning sickness sick, just worried sick. She turned around and mechanically began following her classmates out when Sean who was at the head of the group stopped and craned his head around in Emma’s direction. The queasy sensation doubled and for a second she wondered if she was just imagining beginning to sweat or if that was really happening. His expression was neutral, so maybe this had nothing to do with her. They were all teachers, teachers talk to one another, she tried to reason. He was talking in his normal voice to the class, giving instructions to go to the...
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...Different Cultures David Sanders HUM 111 September 09, 2012 Charles Tedder Different Cultures My family and three of our close friends went to the Baltimore Museum of Art located at 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore Maryland, 21218. As we went in my wife notice some Art that was from her culture in Africa she was so excited. I was so amazed of the Art on display from different cultures especially since my wife is from Africa she knew what a lot of the are meant it was a great experience for us. But the painting that I liked was the one by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Rinaldo and Armida. Looking at the painting you could see the hate then the love they had for each other. There so many paintings from European era. Frans Halas portrait Dorothea Berck, Rembrandt Van Rijn painting of sis son Titus, Jean Baptiste Simeon, The Game of Knucklebones. Louise Elisabeth Vigee- Lebrun’s exotic painting Princess Anna Alexandrovna Galitzin. The museum had some nice works from the Medieval, and Renaissance period 14th-century Burgundian Virgin and Child carved of limestone and Titian’s sublime Portrait of a Gentleman (1561). Much of this European art collection was formed by generous Baltimoreans, notably Mary Frick Jacobs, George A. Lucas, and Jacob Epstein. An exceptional collection of 19th-century French art includes a large cast of Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker, more than 140 bronzes by animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, and paintings by...
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...US Navy where alcohol is concerned. The use of illegal drugs and substances also lends its hand to the dismissal of many officers on a yearly basis. As a junior officer in the service, we have the ability to combat the use and abuse of these substances amongst our peers in the wardroom. We can do this by being vigilant in looking for signs of abuse, making sure that everyone understands policies, and using the referent base of power to contest the use and abuse of substances and alcohol. Unfortunately, having a sit down with a buddy of yours in the wardroom can be awkward and possibly not work. Because of this,...
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...Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Correlated with Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion [Name of Writer] [Name of Institute] Abstract This research paper entails the correlation of alcohol abuse with age, gender, ethnicity, and religion. This paper also explains in detail the implication that can be undertaken for the substance abuse. Alcohol is one of the factors that are creating the majority of the health problems in the United States, creating negative impacts on the life of an abuser’s family and children. Alcohol abuse has direct relation to the age, gender, race and religion. Table of Content Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Discussion 4 Age 4 Gender 5 Race 6 Religion 6 Strategies for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse 7 Conclusion 7 References 8 Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Correlated with Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion Introduction In the United States substance abuse is one of the most common health problem that touches life of every individual in the family, child, community, and congregation. In contrast to the popular perception, the problem of substance abuse in the United States not only results in illegal drug usage like crack cocaine, but also in the form of the recreation known as soft drinks such as marijuana, along with the usage of extra medicine use prescribed by the doctors. The influence of substance abuse and alcohol abuse on families, children, and communities are dreadful in a manner like: negligence of family, abuse...
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...Alcohol and Drug Abuse among Adolescent Nyria Madison Liberty University Coun 620 Abstract Around the world we are finding that most adolescent are experiencing drugs and alcohol. Adolescent who are experiencing the use of drugs has been a factor for decades. This has become a major trend in this world as of today. This paper will discuss the standpoint of adolescent alcohol and drugs. This paper will also identify and inform you on the common predictors of adolescent substance abuse. In addition, this paper will review ways on how substance abuse can lead to become a negative behavior from the adolescent micro, mezzo, and macro system. This paper will focus on how peer, family characteristic, and individual and factors connection with substance abuse in adolescents. It also will demonstrate a relationship that links to factors in at risk youth. However, researchers has shown that most adolescent and at risk teens are influence by drugs and alcohol because of their peers, family and individual characteristic. Introduction Society today has a huge trend on Alcohol and drugs among adolescent. This has become a huge impact on at risk teens. However, adolescent may reflect on drugs because of plethora circumstances. Adolescent may believe that alcohol and drugs may help them to cope better with their problems. According to McWhirter, Alcohol and other drug involvement and use among adolescents have been a society and public problem for decades (McWhirter...
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...Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorder Substance abuse is the continued use of any medication, non-medically indicated drug, or toxins such as but not limited to opioids, benzodiazepines, sedatives, stimulants, cannabinoid drugs, cocaine-based drugs, hallucinogens, inhalants, and alcohol. Those with substance abuse often fail to meet social and professional obligations, and they are subjected to interpersonal conflicts as well as legal problems. Substance abuse is more frequently diagnosed among those who are just beginning to take drugs. Substance abuse is often an early symptom of substance dependence, however while substance abuse could eventually evolve into substance dependence or addiction, substance abuse can linger for extended periods...
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