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Alcoholism.

Title: Alcoholism.
Category: /Social Sciences
Details: Words: 1610 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Alcoholism.
1. What is alcoholism? 2. How do people become alcoholics? 3. What are the effects of alcoholism? 4. How do you diagnose alcoholism? 5. Is there a cure for alcoholics? 6. What is the treatment? What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is a chronic illness or disorder. Alcohol effects many parts of the body. Alcoholism is also a brain disease.(NIDA 1) There are many stages to alcoholism. The two main stages are abuse and dependence. Alcohol abuse is maladaptive pattern of alcohol use …showed first 75 words of 1610 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1610 total…people drank alcohol.(NIAAA 3) There are 47.8 million current drinkers that have had a drink in the last month in the U.S.. Excessive alcohol consumption causes more that 100,000 deaths annually in the U.S. and shows little sign of decline. Drunk driving accidents account for twenty four percent of the deaths. Alcohol related homicide and suicide account for nineteen percent of these deaths. Alcohol is costing America is costing to much. Something must be done.

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