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A 4 page overview of the impacts of alcoholism. This paper uses a real life example to illustrate how alcoholism impacts society as a whole. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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Almost without exception, that impact has been negative. Alcohol takes a toll not just on those that consume it but also on those that they associate with and, indeed,
on society as a whole. While supporters of alcohol contend that it can be used socially without inflicting any direct harm on others, the reality is that any support
of alcohol at least indirectly benefits the less positive aspects of it as well. The term "alcohol" can be defined in
a variety of ways ranging from chemical nomenclature describing the number of hydroxyl rings the molecules have to slang describing it affectionately or derogatorily. Given the problems associated with
it, however, considerable effort has gone into quantifying it in terms of its potential impacts. In Europe, for example, policies have been developed delineating the maximum consumption per day
and week as well as specific criteria defining what constitutes an alcoholic drink (the amount of ethanol in a standard drink), the minimum age for purchasing and using alcohol, and
the blood alcohol content that was present when one was considered intoxicated. The US, of course, has developed similar policies. For the
purposes of this paper the term "alcohol" will be used as it pertains to any sort of distilled or fermented liquid that is consumed for the purpose of obtaining an
altered sense of ones surroundings and feelings. Perhaps a more important task confronting us is defining alcoholism. Alcoholism is a disease that impacts all races and all socioeconomic
levels (Prentiss, 2007). There is no way to predict which families will suffer from the direct and indirect impacts of alcoholism and which will not (Prentiss, 2007). Much
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