day‚ and getting drunk more often than before. Alcoholics need 50% more alcohol than one would typically drink just to reach one’s intoxication (187). Alcohol dependency can lead to unintended injuries‚ violence‚ risky behavior‚ or worse‚ death. Alcoholism can also be known as a family disease. An alcoholic can totally disrupt family life and cause harmful effects that can last a
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"How Does Alcohol Affect the Brain?" Alcoholism is characterized by the addiction to alcohol that is out of the drinker’s control. Not being able to stop using alcohol can cause severe physical‚ mental‚ emotional and spiritual consequences. Alcoholism is a chronic progressive disease that can be fatal if left untreated. In reality people drink for many reasons such as; it helps them relax‚ gives them confidence‚ helps them sleep‚ helps reduce anxiety‚ stops them from worrying about things‚ deal
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EAP’s provide employees confidential counseling and referral services for a myriad of personal concerns‚ from anxiety to parenting at no cost to the employee (Carlson 1). EAP’s have evolved from initial efforts which were originally a response to alcoholism‚ to today’s broad brushed programs directed at a multitude of personal and professional work-related issues. Basically‚ what started out as an employee-movement has become an integral part of today’s society. According to a report by the
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Withdrawal Symptoms of Alcoholism Long-term alcohol abuse and addiction put the user at risk for serious medical consequences if they attempt to stop alcohol consumption without proper medical advice and supervision. Alcoholism withdrawal symptoms indicate advanced addictive disease‚ and should not be dismissed: Tremors‚ convulsions‚ or uncontrolled shaking of the hands (or even the entire body) Profuse sweating‚ even in cold conditions Extreme agitation or anxiety Persistent insomnia Nausea
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the body due to the breakdown of ethanol. Short-term exposure to acetaldehyde results in disturbances such as irritation of the eyes‚ skin‚ and respiratory tract. Symptoms long-term intoxication of acetaldehyde seem to be parallel with those of alcoholism. Besides these physical effects‚ alcohol has been seen as playing a role in multiple sexual outcomes and processes.
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org/advocacy/fami.y.pdf White‚ William and Savage‚ Bob. “All in the Family: Addiction‚ Recovery‚ Advocacy‚ http//www.bhrm.org/advocacy/family.pdf‚1979.Web..(1-14) http://blogspsychcentral.com/family/2009/09/addiction-and-family-roles/ http://www.the -alcoholism-guide.org/alcohol-abuse-statistics.html Dayton‚ Tian. “The set up: Living with Addiction. “ 2010.Web. (1-4) Burney‚ Robert. “ The dance of wounded souls.” Material on Joy2MeU. 1995-2008. (1-2) W. Bill‚ “Alcoholics Anonymous. (2001).‚ 4th Edition
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Self-Help Group Observation and Analysis It was a rainy Sunday morning back in February‚ and there was an open group available that took place at George Mason University‚ locating in Nguyen Engineering Building‚ which was convenient for me to travel less distance from my home. They called themselves‚ “No Name Group‚” and I thought they did not come up with a group name yet and left it as an untitled name. Eventually‚ I figured out that the “No Name” part was actually a real group name. When I arrived
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Amber Johnson Crisis Intervention April 10th‚ 2015 “The Crisis of Addiction” One of the longest ongoing issues in the world today is addiction. Unlike some of the other examples of crisis‚ this has been a problem since the beginning of time. Alcohol is the most commonly used‚ abused‚ and also the easiest of addictive substances
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and further effectiveness of a student‚ since they take time‚ concentration and financial resources. 4 Vices that the researchers would want to tackle are alcoholism‚ smoking ‚ computer games and gambling because these vices are the most common and prevalent among the MMC - CAST students. Alcohol dependence‚ or alcoholism‚ is a long-term physical condition characterized by compulsive drinking‚ which a person is unable to control ( Grand et. al..‚ 2004) College is a prime time
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I. Introduction Substance-related disorders have demonstrated negative impacts on the personal general health. They result in personal‚ familial and occupational impairment mediated through their direct effects and subsequent consequences (Range & Marlatt‚ 2008). Several psychological approaches were adopted to enhance recovery and maintain abstinence. Cognitive behavioral therapy (referred later as CBT) was one of the most applied approaches in this field. CBT was originally designed to treat depression
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