Alcohol Statistics: Alcoholism – Alcohol Dependency and Abuse

Drinking in the long term could bring forth a dependency on alcohol. By itself drinking is just one of the run a risk factors that lead to alcoholism. Statistically men are more likely to become addicted than are women. Elements that can contribute to excessive alcohol drinking include genetics, stress, anxiousness, low self esteem, economic crisis and social and cultural factors.

Despite a few benefits of regular but controlled alcohol use, the risks of ill-use are more numerous and damaging. Unreasonable consumption of alcohol is the 6th leading cause of death in United States. Alcohol addiction in itself is one of the most preventable health problems. Research has brought out compelling evidence of the medical dangers from heavy alcohol consumption. Alcohol has little nutritional value and excessive drinking step-ups the risk of some forms of heart disease, obesity, fetal damage, collateral cancer, nutritional deficiencies and many other disorders.

A lot of social problems come with medical problems that are associated with alcoholism. It is crucial that alcohol problems get dealt sooner rather than later. Problem drinking or alcoholism could lead in lower work performance and higher number of sick days. Also other problems such as violence, accidents and property damage are oftentimes caused partly because of alcohol misuse in the workplace when its culture accepts or promotes its use. It is not rare for individuals when consume alcohol to do things that would not normally do.

Alcoholism could affect the entire family. Living on with an alcoholic member of the family causes stress and frequently children grown in such an environment have their chances cut back in developing in a normal acceptable way. Children of alcoholics more often than not have long and lasting emotional problems and trouble in becoming socially, intellectually and culturally independent. Alcoholic parents often shape children’s perception of alcohol use often to become alcoholics themselves. Studies also indicate that 50% of the risk for alcoholism comes from genetic factors.

Because alcohol has an inhibition reducing effect drinking could lead to incidents of high risk sexual activity often casual and unprotected that could result in infections of sexually transmitted disease (STD) such as gonorrhea and syphilis. Sexual activities with multiple partners could further increase such risks of conducting STD but also AIDS and hepatitis C. Besides STDs an additional risk from unprotected sex due to influence of alcohol is an unplanned pregnancy. Drinking during pregnancy the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome is greatly increased.

Use of alcohol prior or during driving a vehicle, operating machinery, boating, water sports and many other activities is a recipe for disaster. Drinking of alcohol increases the risk of accidental injury to your self and/or others. The consequences are serious and possibly deadly. A problem with alcohol without the display all the characteristics of alcoholism is known as “alcohol abuse”. Alcoholism is a progressive chronic disease that if left untreated could be fatal.

It is unfortunate that related industry boosts aggressively the benefits of drinking and especially that of wine as means of selling their products. Yearly sales for alcoholic beverages are in excess of 50 billion dollars a year in United States alone. According to Drug Dependence and the National Council on Alcoholism almost 20 million Americans misuse alcohol and every year about 100,000 die from causes directly related to excessive chronic alcohol consumption. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism cause great economic, social, public and health problems.

Alcoholism is characterized by a preoccupation and diminished control over alcohol intake. Despite severe adverse health, personal, work-related and financial results some individuals may carry on to abuse alcohol. For those attempting to end their dependency or abuse, the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous offers a sober peer group as an effectual model for achieving total abstinence.

A discussion about alcohol, marijuana, and domestic violence

10/20/05- Part 2 of 2- A discussion about alcohol, marijuana, and domestic violence in response to a billboard put up during a campaign to legalize adult possession of marijuana in Denver, CO.

 

Alcohol-related crashes could soar on St. Patrick's Day
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Consider the statistics released by AAA-Midatlantic. When St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday, the number of alcohol related crashes nearly doubles. The last time that happened was 2007. That year there were 49 alcohol related crashes in Virginia, …
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Report: Students Make Up Half of Alcohol Charges on Regent Campuses
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The universities in the third quarter of 2010 began keeping statistics on the number of university students charged and the number of students charged with alcohol-related offenses, so a full year of data for 2010 is not available for comparison to …
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Sharp fall in pubs blamed on new laws
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Around 1000 licensed premises – including bars and off-sales – have shut down since 2006, with the smoking ban, an increase in red tape, and cheap supermarket alcohol all being blamed for the decline. The first liquor licensing statistics since new …
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