Alcoholism Research

This first section will contain both notes and source information for my research paper on the social issue of alcoholism.
Searched using http://www.ask.com
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Alcohol- A disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with the law. Symptoms include craving, impaired control, physical dependence, and increased tolerance.www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/suba/alco/glossary.jsp


continued excessive or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks; a chronic, progressive, potentially fatal, psychological and nutritional disorder associated with excessive and usu. compulsive drinking of ethanol and characterized by frequent intoxication leading to dependence on or addiction to the substance, impairment of the ability to work and socialize, destructive behaviors (as drunken driving), tissue damage (as cirrhosis of the liver), and severe withdrawal symptoms upon detoxificationwww.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/alcohol/glossary.htm


A primary chronic disease influenced by genetic predisposition, psychosocial, environmental and cultural factors. The alcoholic who chooses to drink does so because of a complex interaction between these factors.http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=3&oi=define&q=http://www.med.uottawa.ca/homeless/tools/glossary_e.html&usg=__2HfYI60Xq6lgaiQYyt_iTrF9-3s=

(NEW POST) November 27th, 2006

Alcohol is a disease. The offspring of an alcoholic have a greater risk of becoming an alcoholic. It is difficult to stop an alcoholic problem because, over time, the victim gaines tolerance towards alcohol, and will drink more and more, just to get the drunken feeling.

-->Ex. During week one, the victim may drink 2 beers and become drunk. During week 5, the victim may drink 3 beers to become drunk. This process will continue until the problem gets out of hand. <--

Once the victim becomes an alcoholic, there is an addiction to the alcoholic substance. This addiction will cause the body to believe that it needs alcohol to function, and will eventually end up in the disfunction of a family, usually causing the family to conform to the usual family falling victim due to an alcoholic member. Usually, the spouse takes most of the pain, and, tries to make everything better; as if the alcoholic didn't have a problem. The children will also gain traits due to the alcoholic behavior of the alcoholic.

Past Knowledge learned from Health Classes