Alcoholism Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol‚ and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages‚ usually to the detriment of the drinker’s health‚ personal relationships‚ and social standing. It is medically considered a disease‚ specifically an addictive illness‚ and in psychiatry several other terms are used‚ specifically "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence‚" which have slightly different definitions.[1] Alcoholism‚ also called
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Terry English IV 4th period diederich Alcoholism. What is Alcoholism and why do people abuse the use of alcohol? Alcoholism is a disease that causes multiple effects such as: Cravings‚ loss of controls‚ physical dependence‚and tolerance.Alcohol isn’t bad and can be controlled but it becomes bad when people abuse the substance. Alcohol can be mistreated in so many ways such as; young teens drinking‚ drinking while driving‚ overuse of the substance. When people continue to abuse the use of the
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Alcoholism is a serious addiction that greatly affects relationships between loved ones and can damage families (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
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Substance abuse is a topic most prefer not to discuss; it destroys lives‚ relationships and families all over the world. Native Americans seem to have suffered immensely by it. Since the coming of the Englishmen and the introduction of new knowledge and tools Native people have been trying to hold on to their own culture and their own way of life. Unfortunately with them came new items for consumption‚ alcohol was one of the main ingredients to the internal downfall of Native populations. Native
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TEEN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE JENNIFER PIPPIN UNIT 9 PROJECT CM 107 PROFESSOR WRIGHT I. INTRODUCTION: A. What Is Teen Substance Abuse? B. Why Do Teens Abuse Drugs and Alcohol? C. What Problems Can Teen Substance Abuse Cause? D. What Are the Signs? II. PREVENTING TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can It Be Prevented? B. Is Treatment Needed? C. Why Are There So Many Different Treatment Programs? III. DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can Parents
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When you drink a lot of alcohol‚ you turn out to be a danger to yourself and to the people in general. Due to this‚ you really should be in an alcohol treatment center. There it’s possible to get various treatments and aids for curing your alcohol dependency. When you discover you have to spend time at alcohol treatment centers too frequently‚ then you recognize you are really at risk. You are meant to have discovered healing the first time around. Failure to realize this suggests probably that you
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ALCOHOL ABUSE Health Education May 21st ‚ 2014 Citations "National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism." Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Gale‚ 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Alcohol Abuse and Addiction." Alcohol and Tobacco: America ’s Drugs of Choice. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Drunkard Attacks Wife." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner
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Question to Address: 1. What is Ms.Y’s current DSM-IV diagnosis? 2. What factors in her background have contributed to her diagnosis? 3. How has her diagnosis affected her parenting capability? Identifying information Ms. Y is age 32. She is single‚ employed‚ of mixed background and has 3 children. Chief Complaint Client states she is in psychotherapy to “regain custody of her children”. She denies any symptoms of depression‚ mania‚ panic disorder‚ or obsessive compulsive disorder. She say’s
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Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM)‚ published by American Psychiatric Association‚ is the most comprehensive and authoritative book devoted to the standard classification of psychiatric illness used by mental health professional in the United States and other countries. It is used by clinician‚ insurance companies‚ pharmaceutical companies‚ policy makers and researches of many different orientations such as biological‚ psychodynamic‚ cognitive‚ behavioral and interpersonal
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Alcohol abuse is a serious issue affecting certain groups of Natives in Alaska. Alcohol abuse is a type of substance abuse‚ that present itself when an individual starts drinking heavily which eventually leads to addictive behaviors. The point of this paper isn’t to blame any particular individual or group in this matter‚ rather to establish awareness and try to come with solutions. The majority of society has overlooked this problem mainly because it does not affect them and that the Alaska Natives
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