Definition: The unique personal circumstances that have encouraged or discouraged this topic/behavior.
Question: What are some personal circumstances that affect alcoholism?
1. There are many factors that can fit into this section, but the most prominent are the effect of an alcoholic parent or family member. If they are an alcoholic or has a heavy drinking problem, the younger members may have conflicted feelings on their own consumption of alcohol when they become of age for fear of becoming like said family member.
2. If a role model is an alcoholic, then a child will grow up thinking that there is no health/societal issue with becoming an alcoholic.
3. Close friends with drinking problems can peer pressure their other friends
into heavy drinking or binge drinking with the promise of a ‘good time’ or by name calling and taunting.
First drinking experience also affects the development of alcoholism in an individual. They could go out partying for the first time, drink too much, become extremely sick, and wake up the next morning with an incredibly painful and irritating hangover. The individual then would vow to never drink again for fear of repeating that unfortunate night. These are only a few of the biography of alcoholism, the list could stretch further on due to the extensive amounts of factors affecting this complicated topic