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    Stopping College Students Abuse from Alcohol Consumption The problem college students have, especially freshmen, is about abusing alcohol consumption after feeling free and independent due to leaving their homes. Now that they have their own dorms to sleep in and do not have their parents breathing over their shoulder for everything they do, who is going to tell them not to have a few alcoholic drinks and instead finish their assignment due the next morning? Being that college students are turning

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    Effects of alcohol abuse Alcohol abuse has become a growing problem in the U.S. today. Even though alcohol prevents certain illness and extends life, alcohol abuse needs to be controlled before it gets to out of hand because it has many negative effects on a person’s body, it can cause harm to children mentally and physically, and not only affects the person drinking it but the people around them. Alcohol abuse has many negative effects on the body. One way it affects the body is through the heart

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    The Effects of Alcohol Abuse

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    doing things they should not. Alcohol is one of those things. Alcohol is extremely easy to get ahold of. It can be attained from anywhere; there are bars and liquor stores on every corner. One can get alcohol in grocery stores, gas stations, people can even brew it themselves if they know how. Alcohol that is commonly abused comes in a large variety ranging from weaker alcohols like wine and beer to stronger substances like tequila and vodka. When one abuses alcohol it taints the minds of even the

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    Alcoholism is a condition where the affected person gets addicted to consuming alcohol and develops a mental illness and compulsive behaviors that result from the addiction or dependency to alcohol (Smith, Robinson & Segal, 2016). Alcohol abuse affects both us and the people around us. It leads to irresponsible behavior and health complications that may lead to death. Overcoming alcohol abuse is not easy and the road can be bumpy and long. Sometimes, the addicted people feel that it is impossible

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    Alcohol Understanding the Effects By: Shellie Massey Northern Kentucky University Social Work 525 Substance Use & Abuse Larry Wells 11/5/2015 I. What is Alcohol Alcohol is a colorless unstable and combustible liquid that is contained in wine, beer, spirits, such as vodka, gin, whiskey. Alcohol contains ethyl alcohol, or ethanol this is the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol. The production of alcohol is prepared by what is called “fermentation.” The components needed mostly for

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    Effects of Alcohol Abuse 15.1 million adults aged 18 and over suffer from alcohol abuse in the United States. Alcohol abuse is the harmful use of alcohol, despite its negative consequences on the individual, such as interfering with daily activities. Although some studies show that moderate alcohol usage can benefit one’s health, it is commonly agreed that the negatives heavily outweigh the positives. About ten percent of children in the United States lives with a parent who abuses alcohol and about

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    Alcohol and substance abuse unfortunately are very common among early adults this problem is not only in one single country substance abuse is found all over the world. Early adults usually ranging from 20-40 or it can also be adolescent and can vary also from 13-19 years of age. Alcohol and substance abuse can lead to very serious consequences, workplace and school problems, health issues, social issues and financial woes. It has negative effects on health and can cause problems in the present and

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    The availability of alcohol raises, the risk for more adults and teens to abuse the drug and become hooked on the effects that it causes. Due to it being one of the most easily accessible drug many people take advantage of it and some even exploit it. Since alcohol is socially acceptable, not everyone takes it as serious as it should be. Alcohol abuse is a serious problem within the United States and is steady growing and is becoming a bigger problem with our young people. The government has created

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    Alcohol is a major controversial topic in the world for as far back as 3000 B.C. Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Israelites used alcohol to extremes just as people of modern times currently use it. Conners (1992) references that in the ancient Greek world wine played a significant role. So much that it was reported that Dionysus, said to be the son of Zeus, shared the secret of making wine to the Greeks. Butcher, Hooley & Mineka (2014) states “The World Health Organization no longer recommends

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    and older throughout the world. Therefore, as our elderly population increases, so will the substance use epidemic. Currently the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (2016) states, an estimated 8 million alcoholics are seniors, and often to referred as the invisible “silent epidemic.” With numbers such as, 15% >65 at risk for alcohol dependency, this worldwide crisis needs to be irradiated. Therefore, with the multitude of Substance-Related Disorders (e.g., caffeine; cannabis;

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