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Teenage Drinking and the Impact of Parents' Attitudes

a precursor of their own behaviors? 3. When parents actively voice opposition to alcohol use, what impact does this have on the c...

Alcohol in Society

consumption is risky as well (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Food does absorb some of the alcohol. Also, in addition to alcoh...

The Biological Bases of Behavior

parents have a heightened probability of developing alcoholism than do children of nonalcoholic parents (Grucza and Bierut 172). ...

Alcoholics and ADHD

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

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 ...

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 ...

Family Dynamics and Alcoholism

connectedness is to avoid emotional fusion (Johnson and Stone, 2009). The study conducted by Johnson and Stone (2009) indicated th...

Substance Abuse Training

This essay discusses two types of training for teenage alcoholism - impulse control and skills training. A one page outline is inc...

Research into the Genetic Causes and Effects of Alcoholism

This research paper indicates the considerable progress that has been made in regards to the biological foundation of risk for alc...

The Elderly and Alcoholism Diagnostic Instruments

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at alcoholism diagnostic instruments. An effort is made to find a suitable instrument ...

Alcoholism as Disease

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the disease model of alcoholism. Supporting evidence is provided from case studies....

Ethical Dilemma, Unacceptable Behavior

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

Alcohol Use of Polices Among the Indigenous Population in Australia

(Kelly and Kowalyszyn, 2003; Saggers and Gray, 1997, Weller et al, 1992), however in many instances the attention has been focused...

Alcoholism: Children of Alcoholic Parents

2007). In first examining this condition, from a broad perspective, it is helpful to note some of the facts concerning families/ch...

Is Substance Dependence A Physiological Or Psychological Phenomenon?

as a healthcare problem (Gorski, 1996). If it is a physiological condition that is highly likely that this will be classified as a...

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 ...

Alcoholism Treatment

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

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...

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...

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...

A Definition for Alcoholism

notably denial" ("Definition of Alcoholism, 1990). This definition is similar to the one provided by the DSM IV regarding substanc...

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...

The Film Smoke Signals, Native America, and Alcoholism

In eight pages the effects of alcoholism on Native Americans and the therapeutic impact of the film Smoke Signals are examined in ...

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

This thesis paper examines this novel. Issues such as religion, revolution, morality and alcoholism are addressed. This five page...

Recovery from Addiction and Inner Child Therapy

In seven pages this paper examines a woman's recovery from anorexia and alcoholism and also considers inner child concepts. Five ...

The Expensiveness, Seriousness, and Commonality of Alcoholism

the social costs." The remedy has been to treat the victims of alcohol abuse rather than to challenge the strong economic and poli...