... from discomfort and a feeling of well-being where in the worries of today and the anxieties of tomorrow are cast aside with the substitution of calm indifference and pleasurable relaxation. Normal drinkers drink to get pleasure; morbid drinkers to evade pain. Ironically, alcohol is a tranquilizer, appetizer, disinfectant, anesthetic, food, solvent, and economic commodity, as well as a potent symbol, ... toward the consumption of, or abstention from, alcoholic beverages, and define the expected and prohibited behaviors while drinking (Pittman 1964). Unlike US, India essentially never acce...

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... or may not be obvious to other people. While some chronic alcoholics get very drunk, others exercise enough control to give the appearance of coping with everyday affairs in a near-normal way. However, alcoholism can lead to a number of physical ailments, including hypoglycemia, brain and heart damage, enlarged blood vessels in the skin, chronic gastritis, and pancreatitis. Alcoholism can also ... or memory loss, recurrent arguments or fights with family members or friends, continuing use of alcohol to relax, to cheer up, to sleep, to deal with problems, or to feel "normal", headache, ...

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... is a problem all throughout the world, yet most prominent in Native American culture. Alcoholism, being a genetic disease, stems through families with all different cultural backgrounds and can lead to repeat routines in the future. It not only has severe repercussions during pregnancy such as mental retardation and slow development, but also impacts the lives of family and friends. It can lead ... Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, we take a closer look at the development of Adam, and his father. Michael viewed his son as a normal, average boy. He assumed his son was just slower than other childr...

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... they abuse it is unpredictable. Although it directly affects the user the family of an alcoholic is just as scarred. There are certain human needs that are usually met in normal personal relationships: to love and be loved, to be needed and accepted and to have security and a sense of accomplishment. When alcoholism develops in a family member, there is little chance ... been frequently disappointed by an alcoholic parent does not trust others enough to form close relationships. In addition to feelings of love and worth, children need to grow up with routines schedules. An alcoholic par...

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