Alcohol
Alcohol has been around for over 8000 years, Archaeologists have found that by 6400 B.C. people had discovers how to make alcohol in the form of Beer and Berry Wine. The distillation process where fermented solution containing alcohol was heated and the vapours collected and condensed into liquid to create "spirits" have been believed to be discovered in Arabia. Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks and Roman leaders were all notorious for their drinking habits. By the 1500's distillation of whiskey was common in Ireland. It was also reported that the people Columbus met in the Caribbean had their own Beer. People have proved that society needs alcohol. All attempts to suppress alcohol in Europe and America have failed, and in the US alcohol consumption actually increased during Prohibition period. Today Ethyl alcohol is the effective chemical in the millions of different alcoholic products available on the market. People usually start drinking between 13-14 years of age on weekends or at social events. As they get older they tend to drink more, at age 13, 40% of teens claim to be nondrinkers but by the time they reach 18 the total is reduced to 10%. Teenagers start to drink for many reasons:
You have to recognize that you have a problem and acknowledge that you have tried everything that you know to solve it and none of it has worked. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Progress of the disease can be described in 4 stages: The process usually last around 15 years. This occurs when someone is seeking alcohol based on past experiences. The person doesn't get upset when he/she can't get their hands on alcohol and are able to return to normal after usage. This stage usually lasts for about 3 to 5 years. 1) Experimentation- Curiosity to feel the effects that they hear from others. Alcohol reduces anxiety, inhibitions and creates a false sense of well being. By reducing inhibitions a person gets the perception that alcohol enhances social and physical pleasure, sexual performance, power and social assertiveness. The person starts drinking because they're in pain (this occurs because of all the problems that occur with the large amount of drinking). So the person drinks to get rid of all the stress and when he/she sobers up the pain return. The person uses alcohol as a shield from all problems and blames everything else for them. Chronic- it means that there is no know cure for it. Primary-
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