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A research study that evaluated the factors that contribute to success using an AA 12-step approach to recovery found that the pre...
notably denial" ("Definition of Alcoholism, 1990). This definition is similar to the one provided by the DSM IV regarding substanc...
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...
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...
a precursor of their own behaviors? 3. When parents actively voice opposition to alcohol use, what impact does this have on the c...
parents have a heightened probability of developing alcoholism than do children of nonalcoholic parents (Grucza and Bierut 172). ...
course, is one of the more prominent of the substances being abused (Plouffe, 2001). This results in estimated losses of $9.2 bil...
those that imbibed but also those that did not. This means, of course, that those who imbibed consumed much more than 7.1 gallons...
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...
abuse despite interpersonal problems or social caused brought about by drinking (Dawson, 2000). Repeated drinking of alcohol on da...
often takes more than 20 years for the effects of cigarette smoke to develop into a detectable malignancy" (p. PG). II. ADOLESCEN...
consumption is risky as well (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Food does absorb some of the alcohol. Also, in addition to alcoh...
as a healthcare problem (Gorski, 1996). If it is a physiological condition that is highly likely that this will be classified as a...
C, and HIV (Health Effects 2). It can also cause nutritional issues, lead to alcohol poisoning, cause psychological problems, and...
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...
This essay discusses two types of training for teenage alcoholism - impulse control and skills training. A one page outline is inc...
using heroin and other drugs" (3). The counselors were focused on getting him into another rehab or recovery program, or going to ...
(Bromwell, n.d.). This approach would also try to have the patient develop different patterns of thinking (Bromwell, n.d.). For ex...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at alcoholism diagnostic instruments. An effort is made to find a suitable instrument ...
This research paper indicates the considerable progress that has been made in regards to the biological foundation of risk for alc...
well, and is defined as a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience of witnessing a life-threatening event such...
ever been exposed to. As he grows to realize it is his family displaying the dysfunctional behavior and not that of his friends, ...
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 ...
are the personal and societal costs. There is no way to predict which families will suffer from the direct and indirect impacts of...
and effectively determine the true scope of the impact upon adult children of alcoholic parents, one must recognize that such data...
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 ...
are alcohol related" (Clifford; Soares, 1990; 26). In addition, an alcoholics life expectancy is less than it is for most healthy ...
of drug addiction (alcohol included) and they engage in criminal activity to support that addiction. Statistics support this obs...