What is Alcoholism? Also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems. A person that is dependent on alcohol is called an alcoholic. Some harmful long-term effects of drinking are permanent brain damage, a...
Alcoholism Alcohol is a major problem in our society today. It has become a leading cause in a lot of problems that go on in households, the streets, work, and while driving. Alcohol causes people to get drunk, if they consume enough of it .When people get drunk they become very violent, loud, rowd...
BELATED ST. PATTY"S DAY I remember being nearly awake at two or so in the morning on March 18th, 1991 tossing and turning in my bed and then in the middle of my restlessness, a gun fired. The cops rushed the door, placed her in handcuffs, all the while I was looking from a distance in my pseu...
One denotation of this term is "a diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors" (Webster's Dictionary, 37). ... Furthermore, alcohol can have many physical effects on a person's body; internal organs and systems can be severely damaged and even shut down when too much alcohol is consumed (#2). ... The central nervous system can also be permanently damaged causing a person to possibly blackout, hallucinate, and experience tremors. ...
From the late 1800's to the early 1900's, Prohibition was a part of everyone's life. Political candidates were won and lost by either promoting or demoting the right to consume alcohol. The Prohibition movement focused on completely removing alcohol from our society and bettering family life. Alc...
Alcohol Today, alcoholism and alcohol abuse are growing problems in the society. Alcohol is a drug and, like all drugs, it has an effect on a person's body and mind. Because drinking alcohol beverages makes some people more outgoing, alcohol may seem as a stimulant. In fact, alcohol is a depressa...
Dreams or Cocktails? Most people dream of being doctors, teachers, lawyers or veterinarians when they grow up. No one says, "I think I'll be an alcoholic when I grow up-. So why do some people give up their dreams and become hopeless alcoholics. What kind of person makes a choice to put alcoh...
