Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse is a very dangerous condition in that it can cause many problems in a persons life and affect many aspects of their lifestyle. Alcoholism (or alcohol abuse) somehow effects everyone’s life at some point in time; through a parent‚ a sibling‚ a friend‚ or even personal encounters. Alcohol abuse‚ as a medical diagnosis‚ refers to a pattern of behavior characterized by excessive alcohol consumption. This consumption can occur at regular intervals‚ regular weekend intervals
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Alcohol Abuse By: Rian Geraldine S. Alberto Alcohol • • • • Alcohol is a drink containing ethanol It is a lipid that is highly water soluble A psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. Distribution: Ethanol is distributed equally in all body tissue according to water content. • Metabolism: A healthy body can metabolize 15ml of alcohol/hour • Alcohol is metabolized by the liver but 10% is excreted unchanged in the breath‚ sweat and the urine Metabolism of alcohol Alcohol Aldehyde
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where the alcoholic ’s work performance is usually impaired‚ and in the general economy‚ where the overall work productivity is shortchanged when all alcoholics are considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
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The Abuse of Alcohol Christine Townsend University Of Pheoniox Author Note This essay is being submitted on October 21‚ 2012‚ for Karen Spears Reading and Writing Strategies course. The Abuse of Alcohol A large part of the population in the United States abuse or used to abuse alcohol. The health and social problems are enormous‚ leading to an increase in unemployment‚ homelessness and even death. Alcoholism can cause a lonely and poor life style. Many people use certain excuses to drink
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Alcohol abuse has quickly become one of the most common‚ yet detrimental issues in modern society. It is harmful to both the abuser‚ the abuser’s family and friends‚ and also society as a whole. Alcohol abuse is defined as “a psychiatric diagnosis describing the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite its negative consequences” (“Alcohol Abuse”). While the definition may seem like a simple one‚ alcohol abuse is actually the complete opposite. It is a very complex issue with many variables accounting
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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse is perhaps one of the biggest problems in the United States today. It is not only a personal problem that dramatically affects an individual’s lives‚ but moreover those that surround such a life. In the essay “Under the Influence” by Scott Russel Sanders‚ he expresses his emotions through a poem. “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. “The whiskey on his breath could make a small boy dizzy; but hung on like death; such waltzing was not easy.” (258). This poem is
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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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The Social work is a profession which involves helping and supporting people in the time of need and provides practical and emotional support‚ not only to the service users but also to those who care for them or are dependent on them. Social workers aim to protect people and assist them to change their lives. Social workers from all areas are likely to come across and work with families and people who are affected by their own or someone else’s alcohol or other drug problems. Increased substance
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According to “Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work”‚ in social work there are several terms associated with the discussion of theories. The terms are theory‚ perspective‚ models and practice models. The term theory is used to explain and predict. Theories exist to help practitioners understand why something happens and to help predict future occurrences. To understand theory construction‚ explanation‚ and prediction‚ it is imperative to understand the differences
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2010 The field of social work is constantly being influenced by new theories and ideology that affects how social worker’s engage and interact with their clients. The new ideology of the theories can impact the values of social worker’s. The purpose of this paper is to explore and inform how the concepts of relationship or alliance with clients from the work of the RCT theorist‚ Judith Herman‚ and Paulo Freire has influenced my values and developing sense of social work practice. As a student
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