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Genetic Predisposition and Alcoholism

In five pages alcoholism is examined from a genetic perspective and psychological and biological aspects are employed as supportiv...

Law Enforcement and the Impact of Stress

They do not see society on its best behavior. They are not able to have the joys that some occupations have. "Its not amazing th...

Alcoholism and Social Worker and Nursing Attitudes

In twenty pages this literature review considers social workers and nurses who work with alcoholic clients and families in an anal...

Sean O'Casey's Plays and the Representation of Fantasy and Alcoholism

In eight pages the intermingling of alcoholism and the creative imagination are explored through a consideration of O'Casey's thre...

Social Work and Alcoholism

are the personal and societal costs. There is no way to predict which families will suffer from the direct and indirect impacts of...

Alcoholism Treatment

a consensus among various research studies that a patients voluntary attendance and participation in an Alcoholics Anonymous or si...

Alcoholism: A Significant Social Problem

those that imbibed but also those that did not. This means, of course, that those who imbibed consumed much more than 7.1 gallons...

The Disease Concept of Alcoholism

Using the term "disability" was okay as well. The old model however would focus on pathology as well as an individuals deficienci...

Research Paper on Alcoholism

C, and HIV (Health Effects 2). It can also cause nutritional issues, lead to alcohol poisoning, cause psychological problems, and...

Criminal Justice and Alcoholism

of drug addiction (alcohol included) and they engage in criminal activity to support that addiction. Statistics support this obs...

Workplace Absenteeism and Alcoholism

are alcohol related" (Clifford; Soares, 1990; 26). In addition, an alcoholics life expectancy is less than it is for most healthy ...

Coexisting Disorders and Recommended Treatment

well, and is defined as a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience of witnessing a life-threatening event such...

The Children of Alcoholics and the Impact of Alcoholism

ever been exposed to. As he grows to realize it is his family displaying the dysfunctional behavior and not that of his friends, ...

A Drinking Life by Pete Hamill

time at home with his wife and family. It is his father who will introduce young Pete to alcohol, and Hamill will write of it as ...

Alcoholics and ADHD

Disorders (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association outlines the criteria for making a diagnosis of ADHD (Wilens, 1998). Ac...

Alcoholism in Families

A research study that evaluated the factors that contribute to success using an AA 12-step approach to recovery found that the pre...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS -- AND IMPRESSIONS

and leave the rest is our motto," she said. "Everyone has their own path when it comes to dealing with addictions. Were just here ...

Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents - Assessing the Negative Impacts

and effectively determine the true scope of the impact upon adult children of alcoholic parents, one must recognize that such data...

The Problem of Alcohol Abuse - Impact in Abusers and Families

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

Alcoholism, an Overview

This research paper offers an overview of alcoholism as it describes the causes, damage to the body and the treatment of this dise...

Addictions and Their Cure

using heroin and other drugs" (3). The counselors were focused on getting him into another rehab or recovery program, or going to ...

Substance Abuse and Therapy

(Bromwell, n.d.). This approach would also try to have the patient develop different patterns of thinking (Bromwell, n.d.). For ex...

Alcoholism, Rex and Jeannette Walls' Glass Castle

threw furniture and threatened to beat up" his wife or anyone else he felt had gotten in his way (Wall 23). Research has shown t...

Discovering Adult Alcoholism Solutions

I. Preliminary plan overview A. Alcoholism is an absence of self-discipline. B. Alcoholism can be viewed as...

Alcoholic Patients and Nursing

abuse despite interpersonal problems or social caused brought about by drinking (Dawson, 2000). Repeated drinking of alcohol on da...

Literature Review on Stress Agents

often takes more than 20 years for the effects of cigarette smoke to develop into a detectable malignancy" (p. PG). II. ADOLESCEN...

The Effects of Alcoholism

parents are much more likely to become alcoholics themselves than do those who grow up in nonalcoholic households (Powell and Garc...

The Causes and Effects of Alcoholism

to certain diseases (Wastyn and Wastyn, 1997). According to a study performed by Kenneth Blum and his colleagues at the Universit...

Ethical Dilemma, Unacceptable Behavior

This research paper/essay describes an ethical dilemma concerning a colleague's alcoholism and recommendations draw on the ethical...

Alcohol Coping Interventions and Family Assessment

past decade. Richard is 47 years old and was initially referred to counseling by his primary care physician, who argued that his ...