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Alcoholism

Alcoholism Myths Definitions & Models Effects of Alcohol Use Social Characteristics Theories of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches Myths Most alcoholics are skid-row bums Mixing drinks makes you drunk faster Black coffee or cold showers can sober you up

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Alcoholism

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  1. Alcoholism • Myths • Definitions & Models • Effects of Alcohol Use • Social Characteristics • Theories of Alcoholism • Treatment Approaches

  2. Myths • Most alcoholics are skid-row bums • Mixing drinks makes you drunk faster • Black coffee or cold showers can sober you up • Beer drinkers are less likely to become alcoholics • Sex is better after a few drinks

  3. What is alcoholism? • World Health Organization (1952) • “Alcoholics are those excessive drinkers whose dependence upon alcohol has attained such a degree that it shows an interference with their bodily and mental health, their interpersonal relations and their smooth social & economic functioning.”

  4. Dr. Don Goodwin (1991) • Alcoholism involves a compulsion to drink, causing damage to self & others.

  5. 1. I have often taken a drink when I get up in the morning. 2. I deliberately tried to cut down or quit drinking but couldn’t. 3. Once I started drinking it was difficult to stop before becoming intoxicated. 4. I have had a quick drink when no one was looking. 5. I skipped meals when drinking. 6. I’ve woken up not remembering things I did while drinking. 7.I lost a job or nearly lost one because of drinking 8. My drinking contributed to getting hurt in an accident. 9. A physician suggested I cut down on drinking 10. I have missed work/school because of a hangover. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (1991)

  6. Stages of Alcoholism • Introductory Stage • Early, Forewarning Stage • Middle Crucial Stage • Final Chronic Stage

  7. Conditions of Alcoholism • Consumption of large quantities over an extended period. • Psychological dependence • Physical addiction • Alcohol-related problems

  8. Effects of alcohol • Short-term (individual) • Long-Term (individual) • Social Effects • Crime & Alcohol

  9. Social Profile • Gender & Age • Race & Ethnicity • Religious Affiliation • Socio-economic status • Region

  10. Theories of Alcoholism • Genetic Theories: • “A” gene • Blushing response • The Alcoholic Personality • Sociological Theories – degree of fit

  11. Controlling alcohol use & abuse • Legal measures • Prohibition • Age limits • Therapeutic approaches • AA • Rational recovery

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