Category: Alcoholism

Alcoholics, people addicted to drinking alcohol to get intoxicated, have been around about as long as the drink itself. These people drink for several reasons  from just liking the feeling to trying to escape from emotions or the current situation of their family life. No matter what the cause is, the aftermath is usually…

The signs of alcoholism At least two perspectives can be address when discussion the signs of alcoholism, also known as Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIHAA), AUD is a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol intake, and a…

Alcoholism is a very expensive disorder. Economically, it can cost a countrys national government millions to billions of dollars. For instance in the US, it cost the country $249 billion in 2010 alone (NIAAA, 2020), while in the Philippines, an estimated amount of PHP 200 billion was spent by the government mainly in the treatment…

Alcohol dependence is characterized by a strong craving for alcohol (Teague, Mackenzie, Rosenthal, p. 210). This is also known as alcoholism or Alcohol Use Disorder. Most would not consider Alcoholism to be a chronic disease amongst humans. After all, isnt the consumption of alcohol a personal choice? Alcoholism is not merely a chronic disease or…

Alcohol consumption is accepted by most people in our society. This is because of course it is legal, after the age of 21 here in the United States. More than half of the adults in the US consume alcohol. Alcohol is the most used psychoactive drug in the United States. It is becoming a norm…

Alcoholism is defined as an addiction to alcohol consumption, resulting in the dependence and eventual abuse of alcoholic drinks. Alcoholism is associated with many short and long-term health problems, the most severe of which being alcohol-related end-stage liver disease. Alcohol liver disease (ALD) has a very rapid onset and while most drinkers dont ever really…

Alcoholism is very prevalent in todays society. It has actually been prevalent for much longer, but now with more laws and research surrounding it, there are more reasons than ever to be concerned about alcoholism. Many people believe that alcohol should be used to have fun and be more social, but there is a large…

For many years, Native Americans have encompassed a negative pool of stereotypes; one of these negative stereotypes is the attachment to the term alcoholics. In todays society, the propaganda, that all Native Americans are being insensitively addicted to alcohol, is extremely offensive; this is because it stigmatizes an unfortunate disease some members, within their culture,…

Drinking has been thoroughly integrated into mainstream culture today (Thombs and Osborn, 2013, pp230). They execute that drinking alcohol has become an expected behaviour of social interactions and that if you were to be asked to go for a drink, then alcohol consumption is expected. However, it is important to discuss if this legal drug…

The tone of a social setting is often set by the alcohol which is consumed. Participants can use its significance to manipulat[e]…cultural systems, values…and expectations(‘Social and Cultural Aspects of Drinking’). Early on in North Americas colonial history, traders used alcohol to acquire sought-after skins and other resources from Indigenous people (Beauvais 1998 253). Note the…