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    Jay Williams

    Stacey Frazier

    Comp 1

    16 September 2019

    Alcoholism is a disease that is harmful to the human body in various ways, even to the

    point of death. The addiction can be inherited from parents or come in by the influence of

    friends. The addiction can stimulate happiness at the time of drinking, but it often results in

    sadness overall. This is because alcoholism can take away money, family, jobs, and happiness.

    Drinking can also destroy the organs in the human body, often confusing the brain as well.

    Alcohol can lead to a long recovery or it can lead to death with no recovery. There is a twelve-

    step program that helps alcoholics around the world. It starts by realizing that there is an

    addiction to recover from, the people have to realize there is a problem. Alcohol can be hard to

    understand because some can be good for the human body while more alcohol can take over

    someone’s life. When the human body becomes dependent on alcohol it makes it more difficult

    to recover.

    Small amounts of alcohol can be good for the body, while larger amounts harm the

    organs in the body. Studies have shown that small amounts of alcohol can reduce the risk of

    heart attacks. This is because small quantities of alcohol can raise HDL, the good cholesterol.

    Large amounts of alcohol can affect the central nervous system. This destroys brain cells and can

    lead to memory loss. Excessive drinking can lead to permanent brain damage or death. Alcohol

    is a depressant which causes the body to shut down after a certain amount. In a teenagers life,

    peer pressure is involved which can lead to underage drinking. Studies have shown that the brain
    is not fully developed until the age of about twenty-five. Underage drinking can stop cell growth

    in the brain, this can lead to an undeveloped human body. Once someone starts drinking,

    judgment begins to fade, and this can lead to bad decisions by teenagers especially. In

    Oklahoma, there is a high teen pregnancy rate, this can be a result of drinking irresponsibly by

    teenagers. Alcohol abuse while pregnant can lead to a premature baby, or a baby born with

    health problems. People can be born with alcohol addictions because the mother had a drinking

    problem. Teens who grow up around parents who drink are more likely to become an alcoholic.

    Statistics say that the likelihood of a child becoming an alcoholic is considerably lower when

    only one parent is an alcoholic. Binge drinking can lead to alcoholism which can cause major

    health problems and may take over a person's life.

    The addiction to alcohol can cause problems in the home life. Being a drunk can take

    away someone’s family. Drinking can separate married couples with kids and the young ones

    often don’t understand. This can lead to having one parent growing up which causes future issues

    with the kids. With that, the drunk parent usually doesn’t pay child support which can put the

    responsible parent in a really tough situation. The alcoholic usually has a sad life consisting of

    various other drugs due to the stimulation the body feels after the use of drugs. Sadness can also

    affect how much a person drinks, and can be the leading reason that a person drinks. Alcohol

    abuse can cost thousands of dollars over time. A twenty pack of beer costs around sixteen

    dollars, buying a twenty pack 3 times a week can cost around 2500 dollars per year. Overtime an

    alcohol addiction can interfere with the job of the consumer. Alcohol on the job can lead to

    probation or a loss of the job. Not having a job and having an addiction can take a person down a

    dark path of doing whatever it takes to get money to buy alcohol. This can take a person down
    the road of dealing drugs because it seems easy to acquire money, but is misleading because it's

    easy to get caught. Dealing drugs is illegal and can land someone in jail for a seriously long

    amount of time. As stated, drug abuse can lead to a loss of everything. Drugs can take a toll on

    the human body which can lead to an extended and hard recovery.

    Once the human body is dependent on alcohol it can make the process of recovery

    extremely difficult. Recovery is difficult because the body runs incorrectly without alcohol and

    the person cant recover instantly. Most people that fall into alcoholism cannot make it out alone.

    It is possible to quit drinking without help, but it makes the process that much more difficult.

    Quitting alone requires a strong reason or motivation and is not done often. It is best to find help

    whether it be family or rehab. Family can be a strong motivation to help alcoholics understand

    drinking is harming the body. Some alcoholics believe that it is possible to stop all at once. To be

    able to stop drinking the person needs to set goals, a drink limit, and eventually wean off of

    alcohol. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a program for the alcoholic to get help. Al-Anon Family

    Groups (AFG) is for the family members of the alcoholic to get help. There is a twelve step

    program for recovering from addiction that helps thousands of people world-wide. The programs

    gets people together so no one goes through recovery alone. Realizing that help is needed can be

    a long and hard journey. Finally getting help can be one of the best decisions in life.

    Alcohol can be hard to understand because some can be good for the body while large

    amounts can take over someone’s life. When the human body becomes dependent on alcohol it

    can make the process of quitting a long road. Alcohol addiction can harm the human body in

    various ways including the physical muscles and the external life of the person. The liver is

    mostly affected by the overuse of alcohol, and the family life of a person is affected as well.
    Drinking can pretty well take everything in someone’s life if it is overused. Alcoholism costs lots

    of items including family, money, and happiness. This can also cause a loss of a job in which

    there is no money to keep the addiction going. When there is not a job to support the addiction

    the person finds ways around it, even if costs jail time. Recovery from addiction is a long process

    for most people and it takes quite a bit of time. Drinking often can lead to an addiction, don’t

    become a victim to drinking because it can destroy more than just the alcoholics life.
    Robinson, Jennifer. “Pictures: Surprising Ways Alcohol May Be Good for You.”

    WebMD, ​WebMD, 14 Aug. 2018, ​www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-alcohol-health-benefits​.

    Editorial Staff. “Children of Alcoholics.” ​American Addiction Centers, 1​ 9 July 2019,

    https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcoholism-treatment/children

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