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About 2 billion people in the world consume alcoholic drinks, of which around 1.8 million people die because of alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption can have serious effects on the health and mind of a person. It can lead to countless diseases. People suffer from various health problems such as liver problems, chronic pancreatitis, gastritis, cardiovascular, cancer and neurological problems.
Depending upon the amount of alcohol consumption and the pattern of drinking, there might be biochemical effect, intoxication or alcohol dependence. Alcohol abuse can result in physical injury, relationship problems, depression and failure to manage responsibilities at work, or at home. Even the social life of a person gets affected.
Globally, alcohol abuse is becoming a serious problem. Going by the facts, in the US, 12 to 14 million adults are addicted to alcohol. Around 100,000 adults die from alcohol abuse. This addiction has a serious impact on the society. This can lead to car accidents, suicides and homicides.
Generally people take alcohol because of peer pressure, to escape depression, due to family tension or for countless other reasons. It does not take long to get addicted to this substance and people tend to lose control of his/her life.
Your fears, anxieties, and other problems have the best of you and you do not know where to turn for help. At some point you feel totally helpless as you struggle each day. No matter what you do, you cannot run away or hide from your fears. In these cases, some people will use alcohol or other substances to feel better.
Alcohol and substance abuse or any other addictions will not take away your problems and fears. In the short run, they might make you feel better, but in the long run these addictions will only make things worse.
To prepare a senior for the alcohol treatment program seems to be most difficult task. There are lot of issues and problems associated with their addiction. One of them is that they will never easily be willing for the treatment. This denial is much higher amongst the senior persons, also there are following problems associated to them:-
1. The biggest problem is the denial. They will not easily accept that they have any problem with their alcoholism. They feel that consuming alcohol suits their status and also they have been consuming alcohol since a very long time. Due to this reason, they will not want to accept that they need any kind of treatment.
The War in Iraq started out as a war on Terror and troops went overseas willingly to protect American’s honor, but things have changed in the years that have passed. Troops who have returned from active duty in Iraq after years in a war are coming home with suffering from depression and PTSD. They are pleading with the government to help with adjusting with civilian life all while battling nightmares and depression. Some troops are talked out of seeking Psychiatric help, and some are afraid to seek help. Instead they pretend that everything else is okay while hiding what is really happening. Not feeling as though they can turn to the government, or family they are turning to alcohol. News broadcast, magazines constantly write about car bombings and troops that are killed over there now, but what they do not write about is the troops that are back home.
Post Traumatic Stress disorder is increasing more and more with each passing day. Some troops do not know that they are suffering from it. Instead, they hide behind it and drink themselves away. Alcohol is a depressant, and is easily addictive. In some cases, alcohol is not enough to stop the nightmares and hallucinations and they turn to drugs. Sometimes suicide is the only out for these troops. Only recently have the people started to speak out on what is happening. Even then, it is not enough because those focus groups only surround troops that are suffering from severe depression and PTSD, not alcohol abuse.
Alcohol abuse is having a very horrible affect on not only the troops, but their families as well. Husband or wives of these troops do not know how to handle what is happening in their household. They do not speak to their spouses because they do not want to make matters worse, so they do not say anything at all. They decide not to acknowledge the problem, but denying the problem will only be a disadvantage for the troops. Instead of just sending the troops home and not giving them any resources to help through readjusting to civilian life, they should start a mentor program. This program will give returning troops a friend or buddy who they can talk with about anything they are feeling, someone who will understand and not judge them. If they are given help and resources, troops will not turn to alcohol. Abusing alcohol does not solve the problem; it only makes the problem worse.
Alcohol abuse is only the start, if it is not stopped it’ll develop into something more. The troops deserve better than to be dismissed and sent back into civilian life. Acknowledging the problem is the first step to solving it.
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