Brenda Smith Dr. Donna Goodwin Speech Communication I 29 February 2012 Al-Anon Family Groups There are 12 million alcoholics in the United States. That means that 40 to 50 million friends and family members also suffer from alcoholism and its affects. The help for alcoholics is Alcoholics Anonymous and the help for the non-alcoholic is the Al-Anon recovery program. I am here tonight to tell you about the Al-Anon recovery process. It is a free‚ 100% guaranteed life changing program that
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Binge drinking is quite evident and normal behaviour of western society among teenagers today. Unfortunately‚ binge drinking causes an increase of various risks among teenagers‚ which could inflict upon the health of the binge drinker under certain circumstances. Teenagers need to be informed of the dangers involved and the act should be taken seriously with the possible consequences known. Binge drinking is defined as males consuming 5 or more standard drinks and females consuming 4 or more
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The Physical Effects of Alcohol on the Body Alcoholism is a disease which‚ in many cases‚ appears to be a genetically transmitted biochemical defect. However‚ in other instances‚ it appears to be caused by overwhelming bombardment of the physiology of the body by repeated episodes of heavy drinking resulting in the incapacity to handle alcohol normally. Psychological and/or social pressures may aggravate the disease. It is characterized by a typical progression of drinking behavior that requires
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abusers may fail to fulfill major school‚ work‚ or family obligations. They may have drinking-related legal problems‚ such as repeated arrests for driving while intoxicated. They may have relationship problems related to their drinking. People with alcoholism — technically known as alcohol dependence — have lost reliable control of their alcohol use. It doesn’t matter what kind of alcohol someone drinks or even how much: Alcohol-dependent people are often unable to stop drinking once they start. Alcohol
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* Derived from the Latin word “suicide”‚ combining the pronoun for “self” and the verb for “to kill”. * In essence‚ an act of a human being intentionally causing his or her own death. * It is committed for many reasons including despair‚ alcoholism‚ schizophrenia‚ and drug abuse. Financial difficulties‚ interpersonal relationships and undesirable experiences play an important role too. * Methods of suicide vary among countries. It may consist of hanging‚ pesticide poisoning‚ use of firearms
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Cardiovascular Disease‚ 268-271. McCance‚ K.‚ & Huether‚ S. (2006). Pathophysiology: The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children. Moseby Inc. Osacar-Berman‚ M.‚ & Bowirrat‚ A. (2005). Genetic influnces in emotional dysfunction and alcoholism-related brain damage. Nuropsychiatric Disease and Treatmant‚ Dove Press. Oscar-Berman‚ M.‚ Shagrin‚ B.‚ Evert‚ D.‚ & Epstein‚ C. (1997). Imparments if the Brain and Behavior: The Neurological Effects of Alcohol. Alcohol Health and Research World
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like driving while drunk or even increased violent behavior. Increased dependence on alcohol leads to alcoholism‚ where you are physically dependant on alcohol and have lost control of the amount you drink. According to www.helpguide.org‚ there are many myths about alcohol abuse: * Myth: Alcoholics have no will power. If they were stronger they could just stop drinking. Fact: Alcoholism affects brain chemistry‚ which causes you to feel compelled to drink alcohol. Usually you can only stop
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tolerance which made it easier to hide his addiction. The essential nursing role was to empathetic‚ provide active listening and reinforcement as needed‚ and assist him in recognizing his triggers so that he may recognize and avoid them. Alcoholism is a disease that affects 10% of women and 20% of men in the United States. (www.medicinenet.com). The DSM-IV TR diagnosis of alcohol dependence is able to be given when an individual has met three or more of the seven criteria associated with
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Recovery 1 The Long Road to Recovery‚ From a Hopeless State of Mind and Body Michael A White ENG 211 Professor Geoff Pope March 14‚ 2010 The Long Road to Recovery 2 The Long Road to Recovery‚ From a Hopeless State of Mind and Body Alcoholism and the disease of addiction have been viewed in two strong yet completely different ends of the spectrum for as long as men and women have been losing control of how much and when they drink. One end of the spectrum is the immoralist point of view
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Alcoholism addiction What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is when you abuse alcohol‚ you continue to drink even though you know your drinking is causing problems. If you continue to abuse alcohol‚ it can lead to alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence is also called alcoholism. You are physically or mentally addicted to alcohol. You have a strong need‚ or craving‚ to drink. You feel like you must drink just to get by. For more than millions of people have been affected by an addict that destroyed their
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