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How Alcoholism Effects Families
April Jeans Coastal College of Georgia
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Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are among the most common, devastating, and costly problems in the United States. ?Recent studies have shown that approximately 53 percent of adults in the United States have reported that one or more of their close relatives has a drinking problem. Between the ages of 18 to 29 these are the ages of the highest risk people when it comes to alcoholism or alcohol abuse in the United States. More than 50,000 people have been reported of dying from overdose of alcohol. According the Center of Disease …show more content…
Children who are involved in a drug abuse environment tolerate suffering, confusion and pain. In many cases children will frequently feel guilty for the parent?s drug abuse even though it is not true. As a result of divorce children of divorce parents have a higher risk of becoming violent and drug abusers in the future. It is extremely important for families who have drug issues to find the necessary assistances to improve relationships and to minimize the risk of children repeating the negative environment in the future (Morris, 2010). Secondhand abuse negatively affects families with any drug abuse. If the parent is the abuser he or she is transmitting a wrong message to the child. The child will believe using drugs is an acceptable way of living. Parents, who abuse drugs, force children to choose between them staying with the abuser parent and living an unhappy, unhealthy, violent, unsupportive and unstable lifestyle or living a happy, healthy, nonviolent, supportive and stable lifestyle. Children who are under this circumstance will eventually develop a low self esteem and depression, which might lead them to using drug like the parent in order for them to cope with issues (Morris,
How Alcoholism Effects Families
April Jeans Coastal College of Georgia
Title of Paper
Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are among the most common, devastating, and costly problems in the United States. ?Recent studies have shown that approximately 53 percent of adults in the United States have reported that one or more of their close relatives has a drinking problem. Between the ages of 18 to 29 these are the ages of the highest risk people when it comes to alcoholism or alcohol abuse in the United States. More than 50,000 people have been reported of dying from overdose of alcohol. According the Center of Disease …show more content…
Children who are involved in a drug abuse environment tolerate suffering, confusion and pain. In many cases children will frequently feel guilty for the parent?s drug abuse even though it is not true. As a result of divorce children of divorce parents have a higher risk of becoming violent and drug abusers in the future. It is extremely important for families who have drug issues to find the necessary assistances to improve relationships and to minimize the risk of children repeating the negative environment in the future (Morris, 2010). Secondhand abuse negatively affects families with any drug abuse. If the parent is the abuser he or she is transmitting a wrong message to the child. The child will believe using drugs is an acceptable way of living. Parents, who abuse drugs, force children to choose between them staying with the abuser parent and living an unhappy, unhealthy, violent, unsupportive and unstable lifestyle or living a happy, healthy, nonviolent, supportive and stable lifestyle. Children who are under this circumstance will eventually develop a low self esteem and depression, which might lead them to using drug like the parent in order for them to cope with issues (Morris,