The total consumption of alcoholic beverages in India is expected to touch 217.1 million cases in 2010‚ marking a growth of 8 percent from the previous year‚ according to a report. According to a report published by market research firm International Wine and Spirit Record (IWSR)‚ the total consumption of spirits in the country stood at 200 million cases in 2009. A case has 12 bottles‚ totaling nine liters. The Indian alcoholic beverages market is dominated by whisky‚ which accounts for more
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group will be to end addiction by empowering the members to cope with alcoholism of a person close to them. The group members will learn how to resist the fault‚ responsibility and disgrace of having a close relative who is an alcoholic. “Those of us closest to the alcoholic suffer the most‚ and those who care the most can easily get caught up in the behavior of another person” (Al-Anon
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AA Meeting This was my first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and it was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Middleburg‚ Fl. the AA group was called “Soul Savivors” there were people who had come from different walks of life such as a single parent that started when she was fifteen to a School teacher that started when he was eight. The group meeting that I attended was rather small‚ a total of six were in attendance and 3 were missing
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These thoughts formed the basis of her message: 1. Alcoholism is a disease and the alcoholic is a sick person. 2. The alcoholic can be helped and is worth helping. 3. Alcoholism is a public health problem and therefore a public responsibility. She was tremendously fortunate to find a wealthy donor‚ Brinkley Smithers‚ whom was committed to her goals and openhandedly
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1984‚ p.9). This quote seems to describe how it feels to be an alcoholic. In the Brief Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous‚ “As A.A. sees it‚ alcoholism is an illness” (A brief‚ 1972‚ p.6). As the article also mentions‚ the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as an illness as well. No matter the definition‚ alcoholism causes numerous problems for the people who experience it. What does the AA 12 Step program involve? Alcoholics Anonymous offers a 12 Step program that first requires the person
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physical disorders in people’s lives. These addictions can be broadly classified into two categories: substance addition and behavior additions. While drugs‚ alcohol‚ and nicotine come under substance addiction; shopping‚ gambling‚ over eating‚ workaholic patterns etc. are behavioral addictions. What is aversion therapy? The aversion therapy is based on the concept of classic conditioning‚ where an unwanted/aversive stimulus is paired with some sort of discomfort‚ which helps
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There is no man as valuable as a man that helps others‚ and no man is as helpful as the "sugar daddy" It is rare to find a woman who hasn’t met him or hasn’t been helped by "sugar daddy" because he is everywhere. Some say he was created by an unknown force in the universe as a gift to women who are in distress. If that is true we should treat the "sugar daddy" as a "holy man" and hope his presence will be eternal. But there are those that despise him and wish he would go away. There are many reasons
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TRIPLE F FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES Company Profile: • • • Lowe Indonesia is the largest and most awarded agency in Indonesia. Over 25 years’ country experience. The agency partners with leader brands like Unilever‚ Philip Morris-Sampoerna‚ Pizza Hut‚ Nestle‚ Indofood and etc. Chief Executive Officer - Joseph Tan Chief Financial Officer - Anditia Harahap Chief Creative Officer - Din Sumedi Executive Creative Director - Firman Halim Joint Chief Client Officer - Wawa
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in how people turn out. In the instance of a son of an alcoholic‚ raised by the alcoholic‚ that turns out to be an alcoholic‚ almost anyone would expect that to happen. But what happens when the son of an alcoholic is adopted out and raised by non-alcoholic parents? Does he still turn out to be an alcoholic? Interestingly enough‚ yes‚ he does turn out to be an alcoholic. According to Campbell (2010)‚ results revealed that having an alcoholic biological parent greatly increased the risk of their offspring
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"Alcohol abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." -Senator Joe Lieberman Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately 29% of college students are regular alcohol abusers. Another recent study by the National Institute of Alcohol
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