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as a healthcare problem (Gorski, 1996). If it is a physiological condition that is highly likely that this will be classified as a...
and effectively determine the true scope of the impact upon adult children of alcoholic parents, one must recognize that such data...
a precursor of their own behaviors? 3. When parents actively voice opposition to alcohol use, what impact does this have on the c...
and leave the rest is our motto," she said. "Everyone has their own path when it comes to dealing with addictions. Were just here ...
a consensus among various research studies that a patients voluntary attendance and participation in an Alcoholics Anonymous or si...
A research study that evaluated the factors that contribute to success using an AA 12-step approach to recovery found that the pre...
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 ...
I. Preliminary plan overview A. Alcoholism is an absence of self-discipline. B. Alcoholism can be viewed as...
past decade. Richard is 47 years old and was initially referred to counseling by his primary care physician, who argued that his ...
those that imbibed but also those that did not. This means, of course, that those who imbibed consumed much more than 7.1 gallons...
of drug addiction (alcohol included) and they engage in criminal activity to support that addiction. Statistics support this obs...
are alcohol related" (Clifford; Soares, 1990; 26). In addition, an alcoholics life expectancy is less than it is for most healthy ...
Disorders (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association outlines the criteria for making a diagnosis of ADHD (Wilens, 1998). Ac...
parents are much more likely to become alcoholics themselves than do those who grow up in nonalcoholic households (Powell and Garc...
to certain diseases (Wastyn and Wastyn, 1997). According to a study performed by Kenneth Blum and his colleagues at the Universit...
often takes more than 20 years for the effects of cigarette smoke to develop into a detectable malignancy" (p. PG). II. ADOLESCEN...
abuse despite interpersonal problems or social caused brought about by drinking (Dawson, 2000). Repeated drinking of alcohol on da...
to demonstrate that it is not easy to pinpoint or treat. It affects people from all walks of life. The bum on the street might not...
notably denial" ("Definition of Alcoholism, 1990). This definition is similar to the one provided by the DSM IV regarding substanc...
and forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a varie...
what can be termed as an adrenaline rush of energy and after a brief struggle, turned the knife back on her father. II. LITERATUR...
significant reduction in mean alcohol consumption among the major targets of its Strategy Health for All in 2000" (Moskalewiczi, 2...
Using the term "disability" was okay as well. The old model however would focus on pathology as well as an individuals deficienci...
2007). In first examining this condition, from a broad perspective, it is helpful to note some of the facts concerning families/ch...
(Kelly and Kowalyszyn, 2003; Saggers and Gray, 1997, Weller et al, 1992), however in many instances the attention has been focused...
are the personal and societal costs. There is no way to predict which families will suffer from the direct and indirect impacts of...
This paper consists of five pages and examines the depression and anxiety that can result from alcoholism. Six sources are cited ...
In eight pages this paper examines how the Mexican American community is affected by the social problem of alcoholism with compari...
is apparent that raising the legal drinking age to 21 has not discouraged many young people from drinking alcohol. In a 1997 study...
In ten pages this paper examines the negative impact of parental alcoholism on American children. Seven sources are cited in the ...