...Alcohol use in elderly Alcohol is part of our culture- it helps us celebrate and socialize and it enhances our religious ceremonies. In one word is social drug and in other word is depressant drug. Depressant drug because it slows down the messages travelling between the brain and the body. How does alcohol affect older adults? * When adults age 65 and older drink the same amount of alcohol as younger people, their blood alcohol levels are typically 30 to 40 per cent higher. The higher blood alcohol concentration results from an age-related decrease in the amount of body water in which to dilute the alcohol. Therefore, although they can metabolize and eliminate alcohol as efficiently as younger persons, the elderly are at increased risk for intoxication and adverse effects. * One reason for this is that older bodies tend to have less alcohol dehydrogenase available. This is the enzyme in the stomach that starts to break down alcohol before it reaches the bloodstream. * Women in general have less body water than men. * A higher blood alcohol level is associated with a higher risk of intoxication, cognitive difficulties and problems with balance and co-ordination. * Older adults’ sensitivity to alcohol may also be heightened by medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension or dementia or by medications. Signs of alcohol problems in older adults * Focusing on how much alcohol an older person is consuming is not overly helpful in determining if a problem...
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...business research that I chose for my paper is the reinforcement of smoking and drinking and how tobacco marketing strategies link themselves with alcohol in the United States. The reason I chose this topic is because I see this issue increasing within our society. The purpose of this research is to investigate tobacco companies’ awareness about concurrent use of tobacco and alcohol, their marketing strategies linking cigarettes with alcohol, and the benefits tobacco companies pursued from these marketing activities. Problems under Investigation Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of premature deaths in the United States, accounting for more than 440,000 deaths yearly. Alcohol consumption is the third-leading cause of deaths in the nation. Each year, approximately 79,000 deaths are caused by excessive alcohol use. The concurrent use of cigarettes and alcohol further increases risks for certain cancers, such as cancer of the mouth, throat, and esophagus. In addition, the use of both tobacco and alcohol makes it more difficult to quit either substance. The three basics issues are under investigation: 1. What tobacco companies knew about the association between drinking and smoking, especially about smokers’ drinking behaviors 2. How tobacco and alcohol companies developed cross promotions featuring cigarettes and alcohol 3. How tobacco companies linked cigarettes with alcohol in their marketing activities and the benefits they expected to gain from those...
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...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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...Lapse to drink or not In reading this article about early lapse to drinking and smoking among individuals I learned valuable information. Although there wasn’t as much psychological definition or terms explained in this articles; I felt that the two authors did an excellent job at portraying the reason for when, why, and how people who smoked and drank lapsed or relapsed according to different situations. In the beginning of the article the authors talk about how challenging concurrent treatment poses unique challenges for users. Due to withdraw both substances cause problems that may impede the treatment process. The author stated that when one substance alcohol or smoking becomes a conditioned stimulus the other substance gives the user a craving for one or the other or both. In the first example or experiment spoken about in the article, the author spoke of a meta-analysis of 11 randomly controlled trials on patients or users of substances. From this study it proved that those who received some sort of treatment were 25 % more likely to have extended periods of abstinence that those who didn’t receive any tobacco related treatment at all. When examining the lapse or relapsing of those aiming to quit drinking or smoking it is important to find out the extent of certain changes of variables associated with the initial lapse rather than focusing on traditional individual traits. Secondly the experimenters wanted to focus on the events that led up to the certain lapse...
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...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 Foundation for Medical Education and Research defines alcoholism as a layman’s term for alcohol dependence and abuse. The medical...
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...alcoholic person and he is homeless and don't have job because of his behavior that alcohol effect on it. B. Today I will talk about a serious problem that many families facet and it have a big effect in the person and the society that is alcoholism, we must fight this problem until we end it. C. what is alcoholic? An alcoholic is a person who suffers from alcoholism - the body is dependent on alcohol, People who suffer from alcoholism are obsessed with alcohol and cannot control how much they consume, even if it is causing serious problems at home, work and financially . If you are one of them you must stop or if you know someone you must convince them II. Body First of all why being alcoholic is big problem A. The health effect: 1. Women, who abuse alcohol, face greater risks to their health than their male counterparts. 2. Mothers who drink during pregnancy can have serious problems such as : For the unborn child, the alcohol interferes with his ability to get enough oxygen, and can't have a normal cell development in the brain and other body organs. 3. Increases the risk of cancer in the liver, pancreas, rectum, breast, mouth, pharynx, larynx and esophagus 4. Long term heavy drinking increases a person's risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease 5. Also it affects on the body include damage to the brain, nerve damage, insomnia and depression. B. Alcohol problems, the negative effects of...
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...HOW TO BREAK BAD HABITS ENGL106-1205B-212 Instructor: Alaina Lett American Intercontinental University Demantre’ R. Jones February 10, 2013 . Habits are things that people do good or bad repeatedly. People start their own habits, and they are very hard to break. Whether it is good or bad habits; it is something that the person has to choose to change. A habit in terms is: “Jerry likes to ride his bike,” that is one of Jerry’s habits. Breaking bad habits is one of the hardest things to do. Smoking is a bad habit that millions of people choose to do. Some people smoke due to stress and other issues, which still doesn’t make the habit good. People die from cancer because of smoking and people still choose to smoke. Breaking this habit comes with a perfect mind state and patience and a will to stop completely. Drinking alcohol carelessly is a bad habit that some people have. Drinking too much alcohol can eat your kidney and liver, which can end in a terrible illness. Millions of people drink irresponsibly, which is also the main reason for car accident deaths. An estimated 10,839 people died in the United States in 2012 due to drunk driving accidents accounting to 32% of total traffic deaths. (www.centurycouncil.org>Drunk Driving>Research) The process to breaking smoking habits is first to acknowledge that it is wrong. Secondly you have to be willing to quit. The outcome is to stop smoking. Third you have to ask...
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...Alchololism and the dangers There are a lot of dangers in this world today that are caused by alcohol. Not only is alcohol one of the leading problems in todays society, but it is also a growing problem in Americas teenagers. I will be discussing several point in this paper from various studies to what exactly alcoholism is and the different dangers of this disease. This is a very personal topic to me so I hope you enjoy my research paper. The first point being addressed is what exactly alcoholism is. According to The Reader’s Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary, alcoholism “is a diseased condition resulting from the excessive use or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.” Alcoholism has divided into two major forms--alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence (Goodwin 1998). Alcohol abuse is the excessive consumption of alcohol which has detrimental effects on the people and situations surrounding an individual; whereas, alcohol dependence is a physical attachment to the alcohol. Alcohol abuse leads to hazardous behavior, such as drunken driving and continued drinking despite negative consequences on family, work, or social functioning. Alcohol dependence involves withdrawal symptoms when alcohol is not used, and lack of control over drinking despite serious social and medical problems (Goodwin 1998). Various studies have been performed to show the relationship between alcoholism and genetics. New research on male twins show that genes play a critical role in the development...
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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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... Smoking is more dangerous than anyone might think. People don't realize how many chemicals are in cigarettes that are dangerous to people. There are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes, hundreds of them are extremely toxic. Nicotine reaches the brain within ten seconds after being inhaled. The more you smoke the more the nicotine kills off pieces of the chemicals in your brain. Carbon Monoxide binds with the hemoglobin in your blood cells and prevents them from carrying the full amount of oxygen to your organs that are needed. Cancer causing antigens (carcinogens) in tobacco smoke causes the genes that control growth cells to grow abnormally or reproduce too fast. So the old saying 'don't smoke, it will stunt your growth', is true in a way. Carcinogen Benz binds cells in the airway and makes it hard for smokers to breathe at times. It also makes them more acceptable to pneumonia or other lung problems. It affects the immune system and increases the risk of other respiratory and other infections. Oxidant stress mutates DNA, promotes lung disease, cancer, heart disease, and Cardio Pulmonary Disorder. Second hand smoke is almost as bad to a person's health. The only difference is that they 're not getting it first hand. Plus they don't get all the toxins from the tobacco that a smoker does from actually smoking them. When a pregnant woman smokes, she is harming herself as well as her baby. If she quits while she is pregnant she is actually harming that baby more than if she...
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...abuse of alcohol can have adverse effects on one’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health as well as other undesirable effects to the community. One risks dangers such as irreversible damage to crucial organs and body systems, for example, one risks liver and heart failure in addition to a compromised brain, nervous system, and stomach. Alcoholism also has severe consequences to one's social life. It can lead to cases of domestic violence, loss of employment, marital conflicts, and isolation from family and friends. In order to control alcohol abuse, we have to be able to recognize the symptoms of alcoholism. By knowing them, we can quickly identify an alcoholic and take the necessary steps forward. Physical symptoms are the most obvious. They include incoherent speech, poor balance, delayed reflexes, blackouts or loss of consciousness, persistent stomach pains, nausea and vomiting, and redness of the face during and after periods of heavy consumption (Littrell, 2014). Increased abuse of alcohol results to more serious medical symptoms, which include expression of anger and other emotions especially in inappropriate places, participating in risky activities that have serious health financial and legal consequences, neglecting family and professional obligations, insomnia followed by oversleeping, and the inevitable loss of control over the amount of alcohol consumed. Excessive consumption of alcohol can ultimately cause death. One can drink so much alcohol reaching...
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...very interesting and really made me have to think. How many patients do you treat a month from smoking related illnesses? As a medical student I don’t treat patients (yet) but I’ve already seen a number of people at the GP surgery who have ‘chronic obstructive pulmonary disease’ (COPD). This is actually a way more important disease than lung cancer. It makes it incredibly difficult to breath and can lead to death. It is mainly caused by smoking usually starts in your 40s effecting a massive three million people in the UK. Smoking also contributes to a load of other diseases such as heart disease, stroke and multiple cancers. Most of the patients I talk to who have these conditions used to smoke (although not all). However with conditions such as these lots of other factors play their part, such as eating too much fat, being overweight, and not exercising;so you can’t say smoking is the only cause (even though it definitely played a part) As a medical Professional what is your view on smoking? This is a tricky question as I have been an occasional smoker in the past, having completely kicked the habit this year. I used to think it was slightly cool (despite the government warnings). However since seeing so many patients needing a machine to breath, due to smoking, I’ve changed my mind. From a scientific point, smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body as unlike other legal substance (alcohol included) even a little amount is bad for your health...
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...I am sure that you know that alcohol harms your body. Then why do you continue to drink? Maybe you do it because you have not really become conscious about all the effects that drinking has. There are a lot of reasons why you should not drink. Many people around the world drink alcohol. Some have been doing it for a long time, and some have just started. Either way, drinking is bad for your health. Alcohol was prohibited in the United States years ago, and it should have stayed that way. Alcohol can be abused, can cause you to become an alcoholic, and can cause a lot of problems. I have never heard anything good come out of drinking alcohol have you? Alcohol is addictive, because even if you want to quit drinking, you may find it difficult because you’re addicted to the effects of alcoholism. Alcohol was prohibited in the U.S. from 1920 t0 1933. The U.S. couldn’t do anything with alcohol products thanks to the Eighteenth Amendment, except for the private owners. The Volstead Act helped keep the amendment in place. They called it the “dry movement.” The prohibition of alcohol was removed in the Twenty- First Amendment, and crime rates grew. The people that were against prohibition were called the wets. (Wikipedia) Alcohol prohibition should be reinforced. An amendment need to be created from the drunken driving accidents alone. According to motor vehicle safety, “almost 30 people in the U.S. die every day due to a drunk driver.” It also reports in 2010, over 211 passenger...
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...|Lifestyle Factor |Lifestyle Improvement Strategy | |Physical Activity |The government recommends that every individual should aim to participate in three thirty minute sessions of physical activity a week. Depending on the fitness level and health | | |of the individual the physical activities can be performed in a variety of ways such as yoga, walking, cycling or even intense household chores such as gardening. Increasing the| | |level of physical activity of an individual is likely to benefit their overall health, and it will reduce the chances of the individual developing a major illness chronic | | |disease, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and some cancers. The individual can start slow and gradually increase their level and intensity of physical activity | | |whenever they feel like it is needed. If the individual participates in physical activities regularly and are getting healthier there will be many beneficial effects on their | | |body...
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...Alcohol Use Disorder can be detrimental in a person's life. With constant use, alcohol can negatively affect a person’s home and social life. This disorder can be brought about due to either biological or environmental means. Though with help, those who suffer from Alcohol Use disorder can overcome this through behavioral changes or medications. DSM-V Description According to the DSM-V description, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a substance abuse disorder. Alcohol Use Disorder is a pattern of Alcohol abuse that disrupts daily life, and although there are severe consequences that come with continued alcohol abuse, a person will continue to abuse alcohol. These people find it difficult to stop or even cut back the amount of alcohol they intake....
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