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A 3 page paper discussing the link between depression and alcohol use, both as a reason that some people begin drinking and a reason that others continue. Researchers link childhood depression with early onset of alcohol use; other research examines the effects of antidepressants on alcohol use and establishes a cross-cultural link between depression and heavy alcohol use. All research is from 2006 and 2007. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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substance that innocently enough works its way into individuals lives, and then goes about stealing the lives of those who fail to supervise it well. Those who fail to
be vigilant and pragmatic about the role that alcohol plays in their lives can find them in ruins; many have traveled that road.
Alcohol has long been linked with depression, though the relationship remains somewhat akin to the chicken-or-the-egg question. Does long-term alcohol abuse (or even responsible use) lead to increased depression,
or does depression lead to alcohol use? The long-term effects of alcohol abuse have been well documented over the years and it is as tightly linked to depression in
that regard as lung cancer is to cigarette smoking. Where the relationship begins, however, remains a mystery. The Masquerade Skapinakis and Gerasi
(2006) explain that pharmacologically, "alcohol is in the short term a stimulant drug ... However, in the longer term it acts as a depressant." When abused over time, alcohol
"can lead to a state of depression which can be quite long-lasting and also quite debilitating" (Skapinakis and Gerasi, 2006). These authors state that if the damage to the
drinkers life (work, marriage, finances) is not too great, it generally can be reversed or at least prevented from progressing after the drinker stops drinking, which is a critical step
in recovery. This is the goal of Alcoholics Anonymous and programs such as Celebrate Recovery, another 12-step program based on Alcoholics Anonymous but also addressing other types of addictions.
Skapinakis and Gerasi (2006) observe that those who drink to escape general unhappiness or disappointments are practicing a self-defeating strategy, in part because
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