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    Alcoholism has been demonstrated as the leading addiction in the United States. One of the assumptions can be the availability of the substance. Typically‚ men have been shown to form addition more than women. Additionally‚ alcohol addiction has typically been associated with the disease and moral model of treatment. Discussions regarding if alcohol is a disease that a person is born with or is it a personal choice they make. The DSM-5 has made adjustment to include dependency in the Alcohol

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    The Bluest Eye Alcoholism

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    larger quantities to feel relaxation as before their tolerance‚ therefore leading to alcoholism. Alcohol is harmful when used irresponsibly because it can inhibit the brain’s functions including: disrupt memory‚ change brain physiology‚ and reduce self-awareness. Hence‚ Toni Morrison incorporates the detrimental consequences of alcoholism into her novel The Bluest Eye to show the destructive capabilities of alcoholism through the actions of her character‚ Cholly. His Aunt Jimmy raised Cholly‚ but unfortunately

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    “THE PERSON WHO HAS INFLUENCED ME I am sure that I can attribute some of the positive aspects of my life to my older sister Mireya. I was living in Mexico at my mother’s house with the whole family except my dad. They got split and my dad came to United States to live. Then were all responsibilities for my oldest sister and my mom. My sister Mireya had a very clear mind of what she wanted in life at a very early age. Being the oldest sister of seven and with an absence of our father‚ taking the

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    Alcoholism: A Family Disease Today‚ over 76 million American adults have been exposed to alcoholism in the family‚ and it is responsible for more family problems than any other single cause (Parsons).  Alcoholism does not just take over the life of the alcoholic‚ but also the lives of the family. Every family member is affected differently‚ but they collectively share the pain and the suffering of living with an alcoholic. When the father is an alcoholic it has the greatest impact on the family

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    Alcoholism In Australia

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    Secondly‚ on each occasion for standard drinks‚ people in Australia has 55% in 1-2 standard drinks. Lastly‚ 73% of Australian are comfortable with how much you drink in alcohol consumption. However‚ this survey has not examined the consumption of alcohol by the overseas students studying in Eynesbury College in Australia. Thus‚ the purpose of this research is to determine whether overseas

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    Alcoholism in the 21st Century The dictionary describes alcoholism as continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks. However‚ this disease is much more complex. Alcohol abuse is a growing problem in the United States today‚ causing more and more deaths each year. It affects nearly everyone in the U.S. today‚ either directly or indirectly. Over half of Americans have at least one close relative that has a drinking problem. About 20 million people in the United States abuse alcohol

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    Technology has affected society and it’s people greatly. According to the article “More Americans Sense a Downside to an Always Plugged-In Existence.” people are stressed out because of their phones. People are also losing focus because of their electronics too. “Just about as many said the devices had heightened the amount of stress they felt”. People try to do work but have to stop and check their phones causing them to get distracted. That’s one way technology has affected society. A second

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    Identification of the issue. Alcoholism is a chronic‚ progressive and potentially fatal disorder which leads to physical and psychological harm‚ and impaired social and vocational functioning. It is characterized by tolerance‚ physical dependence and/or pathological organ changes‚ all of which are the direct/indirect consequence of the alcohol ingested (Light 5). Alcoholism‚ also known as "alcohol dependence‚" can be recognized by four obvious symptoms. The four symptoms of alcoholism are loss of control

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    The Recent Recession and How It Has Affected Our Economy We all realize that we are currently in a recession and times are tough. Almost everyone I know has been affected by this recession in some way‚ including my family. Due to this assignment‚ I have found myself asking this question: how has the recession affected my family and the community? Everyone that I spoke with had strong and emotional answers to this question. This past year has been very hard for my family. Both my husband and I

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    Simple Gift -Alcoholism

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    Alcoholism is a secret destroyer of Australian homes‚” this statement is shown in the text The Simple Gift. Many characters are affected by alcoholism in the text The Simple Gift. This essay will be about‚ how characters were affected by alcohol‚ why Old Bill drank so much and uniting three characters together. Alcohol affected many characters in The Simple Gift. Alcohol affected Old Bill‚ Billy’s father drank so much that it affected him and Billy. Billy’s father ended up being lonely and had

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