Essays on Alcohol abuse

The movie “My Name is Bill W” was about William Griffith Wilson (Nov 26, 1895 – Jan 24, 1971) He was better known as Bill Wilson or “Bill W’. He was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous with Robert Holbrook Smith AKA Dr. Bob. After seeing this movie I did some additional research. He and his…

How a parent with a drug or alcohol problem affects the whole family It is well known that a parent with a drug or alcohol problem can have a negative effect on their family members. You could say that the person with the problem is like someone stuck in a bog. The other family members,…

What did you like about the meeting? The sense of belonging that was given to each member without condemnation was very inspiring to me. Members were able to share their personal alcohol issues without been ashamed or laughed at by other members. What did you dislike? It requires genuine honesty for success. For Which individuals…

Alcoholics Anonymous: The 12-Step Treatment Alcoholics Anonymous: The 12-Step Treatment The 12-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known treatment method that’s used for many types of addiction, not just alcohol. Alcoholics are encouraged to “work” the 12-steps. The first step involves admitting the powerlessness over alcohol. The second step has the alcoholic believe…

Alcohol is the intoxicating part of beer, wine and liquors-the part that causes drunkenness. It is formed during fermentation, the process that creates the alcohlolicbeverage. When sugars from the fruits or grains are combined with yeast and water, alcohol results. Alcohol is a drug and, like all drugs, it has an effect on a person’s…

Arterial Blood Gases, or ABGs, measure the amounts of oxygen, carbon dioxide and acid/base level in the blood, according to Medline Plus, a service of the U. S. National Library of Medicine. ABGs are ordered if the patient has difficulty breathing, symptoms of an acid/base imbalance, or if a pre-existing condition is worsening, and blood…

AbstractionThe mark of this experiment was to analyze the effects of intoxicant and caffeine on the bosom, utilizing the Daphnia Magna as the trial topic. The hypothesis was: Increasing the concentration of caffeine in which the Daphnia Magna is submerged will do its bosom rate to increase, while increasing the concentration of intoxicant in which…

Alcohol can be seen everywhere throughout the media, individuals lifestyles, and other portions of society. The amount of people becoming dependent on alcohol is spreading due to excessive partying, excessive drinking, and peer pressure. Society portrays drinking alcohol as cool, masculine, and a measurement of how much of a “man” you are. This documentary “Spin…

What I learned from Alcoholic Anonymous is that AA is meant for people who promise that they will never drink again and they drink again anyways. Its singleness purpose identifies that alcoholics work best with other alcoholics and the only difference from the twelve step fellowship out there is the first part of the first…

 What are the effects of alcoholism, on both the alcoholic and their family? Alcoholism can be defined as the dependency on alcohol; addiction to alcohol. It is a chronic disease, this disease called alcoholism is progressive and potentially fatal. “ In 1966 the American Medical Association (AMA) declared Alcoholism a disease, but it is still…