Alcohol Abuse in the Restaurant Industry Shelsie Ann Lawrence University of West Florida Alcohol Abuse in the Restaurant Industry The purpose of this paper is to look at the high incidence of alcohol abuse in the restaurant industry and the possible causes. I will use studies done‚ but also incidences from my own personal experience of 15 years in the restaurant industry. Background The American Psychological Association defines alcohol abuse as‚ “a drinking pattern that results in significant
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problems that result from the widespread availability of cheap alcohol The drinking of alcohol is completely acceptable in many if not most parts of society and‚ in the UK‚ it is legal to be bought by anyone over the age of 181. This is a well-known fact but a lesser known one is that in the UK‚ alcohol can be legally drunk on private premises by anyone over the age of 52 and youths aged 16 and over may drink alcohol3 in restaurants from the age of 16 if with an adult4. Apart from religious reasons
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Advertising Tobacco and Alcohol to Children In his Theory of Moral Sentiment‚ Adam Smith said‚ "Man ought to regard himself‚ not as something separated and detached‚ but as a citizen of the world‚ a member of the vast commonwealth of nature and to the interest of this great community‚ he ought at all times to be willing that his own little interest should be sacrificed." These words should ring loud and clear in the ears of alcohol and tobacco marketing professionals. However‚ it seems more
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STUDY Brian is married with two teenage children. He set up his own company‚ a packaging business 10 years ago‚ and has worked hard to make it viable. During this time his use of alcohol has increased. He currently uses alcohol on a daily basis and often consumes a 1.5L of bottle of spirits a day. He hides this from his wife‚ but she has recently wanted to talk about this‚ and is angry and frustrated with him. A recent back injury prompted him to go to his GP‚ who prescribed a codeine based analgesic
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Diageo is a company that produces and distributes alcoholic beverages. Its products include all three branches of this industry – spirits‚ wine and beer. The brands that the company produces include well-known names like Smirnoff‚ Johny Walker scotch whiskey‚ Baileys‚ Captain Morgan rum‚ Tanqueray gin‚ Guiness beer‚ Don Perignon champagne‚ and many others. One can find the products produced by this company in nearly 180 countries all around the world. The company’s offices are located in 80 countries
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Prevention against alcoholism Topic sentence: Drinking in moderation and taking into account alcohol laws and regulations can act as prevention against alcoholism. 1. Employee health promotions (NC 1) 2. Alcohol laws 3. Alcohol taxes 4. Alcohol Education (NC 2) III. Conclusion Revisit main points and tie it all together. “. . . the detrimental impact of alcohol consumption on the global burden of disease and
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Alcohol counselling has many benefits that can help get clients sober and stay sober. The tools and techniques used in counselling can be applied to situations they may face at work‚ school and even their personal life. Although parts of counselling can be difficult‚ the client will be able to uncover underlying issues that may have fuelled their drinking and find out how to overcome them. Without digging deep‚ they will only be patching the problem short-term. Several benefits of alcohol counselling
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1) http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org/alcohol_effects_on_brain_and_body.html Drinking alcohol: Slows down your reaction time Makes you less coordinated Impairs your vision Makes it harder to thinking clearly and make good decisions Getting “drunk” (or intoxicated) is your body’s reaction to drinking too much alcohol. This happens when someone is binge drinking. Additionally‚ when you’re drunk: Your brain function is impaired Your blood vessels dilate; this means that you feel warmer‚
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(What are the...). The addiction can cause tremendous stress within the family and bring about many problems. When it comes to alcohol abusers‚ it is not uncommon to see important responsibilities be neglected‚ increased violent behavior‚ driving while under the influence and/or even getting in trouble with the law (What are the…). In The Glass Castle‚ Rex Walls suffers from alcoholism and like most alcoholics‚ his addiction has a huge impact on his family. His heavy drinking has crippled his family
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understanding of alcohol problems is relevant to social work practice due to their negative effect on physical‚ family‚ social‚ work‚ crime and mental health problems. Further more‚ they can be exibited with co-occuring disorders or medical conditions like gumbling and overeating but can connect to other social work problems such as child maltreatment‚ domestic violence‚ stigmatising‚ economic and social vulnerability. The effectivenes of solving various social problems can be compromised until alcohol misuse
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