Teenage Alcoholism By Austin J. Russell December 14‚ 2011 Teenage drinking. What is it about drinking that teenagers find so attractive? Social influences? Confidence? Respect from others? The focus of this article is on why the highest percentage of alcohol drinkers is young people and teenagers like me and the reasons behind that percentage. Statistics show that the highest percentage of alcoholics‚ at least in the United States lies in the younger population. This figure is 31.5% (www
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Since teens are in an impressionable age‚ when they see people around them smoking‚ they get instigated to try it and then it becomes a habit‚ increasing the incidence of teen smoking. Moreover‚ asthma and ear infections are commonly seen in children who live around smokers‚ so if it is banned in public places‚ these places will become safe for children and teens‚ health-wise. Looking from the economic point of view‚ since smoking is a major
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The article Alcoholism and Genes was mainly concerning the issue between a person’s genes and how it can affect if they develop alcoholism in their later years. This occurs with the development of the ALDH1‚ which seems to be more present in the Asian race rather than the European community due to their blood. The ALDH1 gene breaks down acetaldehyde (breakdown product of alcohol) and when there is a different variation in a person’s genes‚ the enzyme works slower. In Asians‚ when they have alcohol
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international movement created to help alcoholics to recover and live better‚ alcohol free lives. It was found by Bill Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith in 1935. Robert Holbrook Smith was a doctor who struggled with an alcohol problem since his teens that tried unsuccessfully for many years to get rid of. His alcoholism had a progressing negative impact on his life such as his profession and family life. It even got to the point where he could not stay ‘calm’ or be productive in his work place without a
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Alcoholism in Hungary The effects of excessive drinking among young people. Bad influence or just having occasional fun? 1. Introducing the problem Immoderate drinking and its consequences cause a lot of problem today in Hungary. Approximately every tenth person has problems with alcohol and beside this our society is very forgiving towards this fact. 8000 people die because of drinking every year. Average a Hungarian person drinks 12 liters of clean alcohol yearly‚ and this is higher and higher
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Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic ’s family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: *In 1988‚ alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; *Fetal alcohol syndrome‚ caused by a woman ’s drinking during pregnancy‚ afflicts five thousand infants
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Irish fiction is a unique genre that dives deep into the realities of many Irish families and how these realities both help and hinder them. These realities include alcoholism as well as strong family values. Alcoholism and family values have both helped and hindered Irish families as shown through The Snapper‚ by Roddy Doyle‚ with Sharon’s drinking while pregnant and her family handling her pregnancy as well as The Butcher Boy‚ by Pat McCabe‚ with Francie’s alcoholic dad and his family lacking
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Hypothesis The article I have chosen focuses their research on the after effect of those affected by alcoholism. Alcoholism is a very common disorder that affects many people in our country making this study gain importance‚ as there is much to learn. By gaining knowledge and understanding about the actual after effects of alcoholism the psychology community can better the help they lend to those who suffer with different forms of withdrawals and after math’s of alcohol. It is unknown at this point
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common aspect between depression and alcoholism. Although depression and alcoholism is considered to be from an individual’s standpoint‚ these diseases can cause an individual from not contributing to society. Society can be compare to a bicycle‚ whereas each individual can be compare to a link from the bicycle chain‚ and the bicycle needs the chain to keep moving forward. However‚ if the bicycle chain is damaged from wear and tear (depression and alcoholism)‚ then the bicycle will lose its purpose
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November 25th‚ 2013 THE REAL MONSTER The monster rose from the table. He stared at the creature whom he had created‚ then ran away in terror. He ran away because the monster looked nothing like anything he had ever seen before; it was monstrous and utterly terrifying. He thought it would harm him as monsters are commonly portrayed to do. What would any human do in a situation like that? Prejudice is not an emotion in itself; it is an offshoot of fear. He feared the monster‚ which is why he acted
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