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Alcoholism

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Alcohol Abuse and College Students Summary
1,454 words, approx. 5 pages
One of the ways in which communication functions is in the creation and maintenance of the ways in which using and abusing substances, especially alcohol, are talked about and treated. When, for example, society considered the use of alcohol to be a...
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Alcohol Treatment: Behavioral Approaches Summary
1,316 words, approx. 4 pages
Imagine that every time you see a red traffic light you get angry. You begin to grit your teeth, curse, and generally become abusive toward everyone riding in the car with you. You know that this response will not change the fact that you will have to...
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Alcohol Treatment: Medications Summary
1,282 words, approx. 4 pages
Treating alcoholism with medications is an ongoing field of research, with scientists seeking answers to many questions. Research suggests that behavioral treatments—a course of action designed to teach an individual how to change his or her...
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Alcohol: Withdrawal Summary
1,254 words, approx. 4 pages
Alcohol acts as a depressant on the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). It also has a depressant effect on the peripheral nervous system (the nerves throughout the rest of the body). Long-term, heavy drinking often leads to physical...
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Alcoholism Information
5,726 words, approx. 19 pages
Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions. In common and historic usage, alcoholism refers to any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite the health problems and negative social...
 


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
Alcoholism
12/15/1987: 386 words, approx. 1 pages
health intro,,USE THIS VERSION!! What is an alcoholic? Even the dictionary waffles. Alcoholism, Webster's says, is either "the habitual drinking of alcoholic liquor to excess" or "a diseased condition caused by" excessive drinking. Some help that is to people who worry they're drinking...
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The Washington Post
Alcoholism Is Not a Disease
10/25/1988: 467 words, approx. 2 pages
It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives recently voted to overrule a Veterans Administration policy calling alcoholism "willful misconduct" {"House Votes to Restore Benefits to Alcoholic Veterans," Oct. 18}. Contrary to the claim that this is an important victory for all recovering alcoholics,...
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AP News
Alaska attacks alcohol problem
1/5/2008: 838 words, approx. 3 pages
Charlie Cross counted how many friends and relatives took their own lives over the years and came up with 19, all Alaska Natives."Of those 19, a mere three that I know of were not consuming alcohol," Cross, an investigator with the Alaska State Troopers, said...
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Apartments welcome homeless alcoholics
6/18/2007: 977 words, approx. 3 pages
When Brian Steik lived on the streets, the government spent tens of thousands of dollars on emergency room visits and other services to keep the alcoholic alive.Now social-service agencies are conducting an experiment: Offering Steik and dozens of other homeless drinkers subsidized apartments where they...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Viewpoint on Alcohol
49,426 words, approx. 165 pages
“Unfortunately, many women continue to drink during pregnancy. Furthermore, many of the women who continue to drink during pregnancy are at highest risk for having children with fetal alcohol syndrome and related problems. Thus, finding potent new...
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Viewpoint on Alcohol Abuse
25,407 words, approx. 85 pages
In ancient Greece the festival of Anthesteria was a four-day long celebration of feast and worship in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine. This time of merriment included the consumption of wine as well as the welcomed effects of intoxication. The...
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
Alcoholism: the View of Alcoholism as a Disease
2,129 words, approx. 7 pages
Explores different theories regarding alcoholism. Focuses on the perspective that alcoholism is a disease. Discusses treatment and sobriety.
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Essay Grade: 94%
Las consequencias del encuentro: El alcholismo de los indios americanos
2,026 words, approx. 7 pages
Title (English):  The consequences of the encounter: The alcholism of the Indian Americans

Discusses the effects of the introduction of alcohol to the Native American Indians

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Essay Grade: 85%
Alcohol
749 words, approx. 3 pages
Essay describes why one should not consume alcohol.
 


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