Alcohol and Alcoholism
Alcohol has been in society for many years. Even
though alcohol is bad for people, the profit it makes in companies is
significantly high.
Even though the symptoms include relaxation, decrease
of anxiety; it is not worth the causes of health problems. You see now a day on the news how adults,
adolescents, pre- teens get killed under the influence of alcohol. Not only
that, alcohol may be an addiction to some people today. Below this is a video of a woman who has problems with alcohol and how her life changed.
Many researchers and psychologists try to figure out
if some people are more prone to develop an alcohol problem than others. Can
this really be true? The findings within the book stated that children with an
alcohol family member example the father, that consumed moderate alcohol had
little effect on them. In compared to, the children that had a non- alcoholic family
member reported 60% of developing alcoholism problems within the future. So in
reality if you have a parent that consumes alcohol it would not take a full
effect upon you? This is very interesting.
The topics that I also found very interesting are
the two different types of alcoholism within a variety of people. The type I or
also known as type A, develop problems when a person is after the age 25 years old.
Addition to that, they really don’t have to have a relative with alcohol abuse
within their family. So this type of person can develop this problem on their
own and not be influence by others or have a relative. All it takes is for a
person to consume an alcohol beverage and there it goes. Type II or also known
as type B, develop their problems before the age of 25 years old. But with this type of person they have a
relative that has alcohol problems. This in my opinion is what I don’t
understand. Under age children or adolescence still find a way to consume
alcohol even though it’s illegal. So who is really responsible for the consumed
alcohol of these underage drinkers? During our elementary years of school, I
know my school had a presentation on alcohol and drugs when I was younger. Does
this really take an effect on children?
I know some other countries have different age
limits of drinking. But why is that? If
we believe the legal of age of drinking is 21 years and older, is the proper
age then what makes other countries different? Here are some questions you can
answer in your opinion in your comments.
Alcohol is a lethal drug that has the power of taking the lives of many. However I do believe that just like any other substance it can be controlled. Especially with advertisements. Ever since we've had the advancement of technology, American companies have been able to influence not only American households about their products, but also permeate through international boundaries by way of Internet to other countries who look up to our country for ideas and means of advancement. Through innovative use of telecommunications, psychological manipulation is easy to achieve. And thus result in more consumption of alcohol. Plus with more alcohol promotion that can easily be seen by young audiences as well as the adults, add on the fact that we put less emphasis on education and awareness about alcohol consequences, we have in our hands, a deadly combination.
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