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Alcoholism

Alcoholism

Alcoholism is not third or fourth, but the number one killer and public health

problem in the United States. The death rate for alcoholics is thirty-three-thousand a year,

compared to twelve thousand due to non alcoholic problems. Not to mention that being

an alcoholic costs money. They depend on any source of income to buy as much as they

can consume to experience their sense of high from it. Alcoholism, also known as alcohol

dependence, is a disease that includes four symptoms: craving, loss of control, physical

dependence and tolerance. Alcoholism will lead to hard life along with a non-distant

future.

Many people must ask themselves certain questions to figure out whether or not

they're alcoholics. They ask themselves these questions because they become worried that

they are alcoholics. This is the stage where they realize that alcoholism is a serious

problem and are willing to find ways to stop rather than it being too late and turning into

a complete drunk. Such questions are: Have you ever felt you should cut down on

your drinking? Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? Have you ever felt

bad or guilty about your drinking? And finally, Have you ever had a drink first thing in

the morning? All studies show that these are the four main questions one must ask

themselves to determine if they do have a serious alcohol problem, and if one answers yes

to any of these questions, then they do.

People who aren't alcoholics don't understand sometimes why an alcoholic can't

use a little will power to stop drinking. The reason is that alcoholism has little to do with

will power. The craving for alcohol is really the issue. People often look down at

alcoholics as low-life‘s who can‘t afford to get a job and are a waste of society. But what

they don't realize is that these people are suffering from an uncontrollable need for

alcohol. The reason that they...