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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
(7 pp) It is easier to think of alcoholism like we
think of any other disease. Some people are more at
risk for the disease. People with the disease didn't
cause it to happen. They can learn ways to live
with the disease and take care of themselves. As in
other diseases, if the person refuses treatment,
the disease will get worse, and the person may even
die. Risk factors for alcoholism in people who
drink alcohol include: a family member who is
alcoholic; a history of other substance abuse;
depression, or post- traumatic stress syndrome.
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This is done to the degree that it interferes with physical or mental health, or with normal social or work behavior.
Alcohol produces both physical and psychological addiction. It is a central nervous system depressant that reduces anxiety, inhibition, and feelings of guilt. It lowers alertness and impairs
perception, judgment, and motor coordination. In high doses, it can cause loss of consciousness and even death. Chronic or continued alcoholism damages the brain, liver, heart, and other organs. History
According to Arthur G. Nikelly (1994), an Associate Professor, working at the McKinley Health Center University of
Illinois at Urbana, "precapitalist societies did not experience severe problems with alcoholism as they exist today. The broad parameters associated with alcohol abuse have not been explicitly investigated by alcohol
educators and researchers. Instead, they focus on group influences and stress individual responsibility to curtail alcohol abuse. Seeking the causes of alcohol abuse within the person diverts attention from the
invisible economic, political, and social parameters that promote the lucrative industry of alcohol production and consumption. Advertising earnings and tax revenue from alcohol consumption are dominant economic motives that overlook
the social costs." The remedy has been to treat the victims of alcohol abuse rather than to challenge the strong economic and political incentives that promote alcohol consumption.
The situation in pre-industrial England was not so different from the circumstances in underdeveloped countries today. In the
easy-going household workshops and cottage manufacturing of pre- industrial England, drinking meant friendship and sociability. With the advent of the industrial revolution, however, a new class of working people was
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