Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol is the most widely used and abused drug in America. Alcohol abuse is a national epidemic, affecting 80 percent of the population. A National Household Survey conducted during the mid-nineties concluded that 103 million people are current drinkers and 11 million are heavy drinkers. Approximately 10 percent of America's population are alcoholics, and they each affect 5 to 7 people in their lives with the addiction. Alcohol-related crimes in the United States account for 54 percent of murders and attempted murders, 68 percent of manslaughters, 52 percent of rape and/or sexual assaults, and 48 percent of robberies. A study performed on college drinking revealed that drinking by college students ages 18 through 24 contributes to an estimated 1,400 students deaths, 500,000 injuries, and 70,000 cases of sexual assault or date rape each year. Social costs of alcohol addiction amount to $100 billion per year in lost productivity and related health costs. Alcohol abuse touches every social division in our society. Many people can not distinguish between alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Alcohol abuse means drinking more alcohol than is socially, psychologically or physically healthy. Alcoholism is a more serious condition and
„X Alcohol-related liver disease. More than 2 million Americans suffer from this disease. Some drinkers develop alcoholic hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, as a result of long-term heavy drinking. Its symptoms include fever, jaundice, and abdominal pain. Alcoholic hepatitis can cause death if drinking continues. However, it can be treated if the drinking stops. About 10-20 percent of heavy drinkers develop alcoholic cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. A person that develops cirrhosis of the liver will most likely die within five years. If a person stops drinking their chances of survival are slightly improved. A liver transplant will be the last resort. Frequent and prolonged use of alcohol has many detrimental effects on the body physically and mentally. The more a person abuses alcohol the more the person suffers from interpersonal problems. These problems may include: arguments with your friends and family, strained relationships with coworkers, absence from or lateness to work with increasing frequency, loss of employment due to decreased productivity, and committing or being the victim of violence. Alcohol abuse can have serious effects on health by affecting certain organs of the body. If a person continues to misuse alcohol they will develop some of these serious health problems: As the alcohol level reaches 1% in the blood, the breathing center of the brain becomes paralyzed and death occurs. In Alabama a BAC of .08% is considered legal evidence that a driver is intoxicated. is characterized by dependence, both psycholog
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