Alcoholism is hereditary in both men and women, but apparently to a lesser extent in women. It has been reported that among heavy drinkers in the United States men outnumber women 4 to 1, but it is notable that men are more likely than women to drink in public while women may stay out of sight, possibly skewing results. This trend of males being heavier drinkers than females continues in other countries and cultures as well. In Native American populations an alcohol related diagnosis from Indian Health Services hospitals was more than twice as likely for a man than for a woman to be a heavy drinker. 26.5 % of deaths for Native American males and 13.2 % for females were alcohol related. These figures may indicate that alcoholic males are more likely to inc

One leading field researcher has commented that binge drinking is by far the most serious public health problem confronting American colleges. Alcohol use on college campuses not only effect students who use it but other people are affected by the actions of users. Vandalism, unwanted sexual encounters, interrupted sleep and studying are all effects of other peoples use of alcohol. During this time of life we are making choices that will form our futures. Our career choice can change do failing out of a previously desired program. Loss of motivation can lead to the changing of a career path do to wanting a reduced amount of work. These are some of the obvious affects. What are not obvious are the effects of alcohol abuse in our future.

ur injuries or death as a result of alcohol.

People who repeatedly expose themselves to alcohol or other drugs develop, over time, a tolerance to certain effects; these people experience lesser effects with the same dose or require higher doses to achieve the same effect. For example, tolerance develops alcohol-related sedation, loss of motor coordination, and memory impairment. Similar, studies have shown that animals can develop tolerance to alcohol's effect. For example, rats exposed to high alcohol doses daily for several weeks had an increase in the levels of corticosterone on day 14 that was only about one-half the increase observed on day 1. This tolerance development could not be explained by a change over time in their bodies' ability to absorb or metabolize alcohol, because the BACs achieved on day 14 were as high as those achieved on day 1 with the same alcohol dose. The cost of physiological adaptation to alcohol becomes evident when alcohol is suddenly withheld and the drinker experiences withdrawal symptoms. Examples of this are anxiety, increased heart rate, and tremors.

In today's' world, alcohol is readily available to almost anyone who would like to have a few drinks. Because of easy access to alcohol, it should not be surprising that alcoholism is a big problem in today’s society. Alcohol not only has many, many negative effects on the human body and mind, but it is also creating increasing numbers of harmful social effects. Every year there are increasing numbers of families being destroyed, children being abused, and people being sexually assaulted associated with alcoholism. Unfortunately, alcoho

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