Monday, April 19, 2010

Alcoholism

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Alcoholism: Genetics

- COGA notes that sons of alcholic fathers are 4-9 times more likely to have problems with Alcohol.
- It is important for children under 21 years of age and have a history of alcholism in their family, to avoid underage drinking.
- Alcholism does appear to run in families



http://www.learn-about-alcoholism.com/genetics-and-alcoholism.html

- There are some genes that make someone more likely to become an alcoholic.
- An alcoholic gets a lot of pleasure from alcohol (more pleasure than an average person)
- It is proven that the more alcohol you drink, the more likely you are to end up an alcoholic.
- Some DNA changes make alcohol more pleaureable.

http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=170

- Some sources say that the idea that alcoholism runs in families is an anicent idea. Studies have shown that alcoholism runs in fmailies because a child learns to become an alcoholic from the home/parent environment.

http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=170

- According to the University of California, San Francisco, over 76 million people in the United States are affected by alcoholism (directly or indirectly.
- Alcoholism is an ongoing problem and controversial issue in the United States.
- It is the third top cause for death in the United States.

Signs of an Alcohol problem include..
1. Lying about drinking habbits
2. Drinking to calm nerves or help a bad modd
3. Causing harm to someone else as a result of drinking.
4. Upset when not drinking
5. Having personal problems caused by drinking (medical, social, family, financial)

- 5% of daughters become alcoholics
- Over 6.6 million children under the age of 18 live in a household of at least one alcholic parent (NCADD).

http://web.pdx.edu/~hue/alcoholism_and_genetics.htm

Anonymous said...

Current situation of Alcoholism in Native American culture

People in the Native American Culture use alcohol as a way to escape from the life they are living now. To hide from their problems

Native American teenagers have a higher 17 times chance of dying from alcoholism then another teen

Some places like Whiteclay Nebraska passed a bill that banned alcohol sales within 5 miles of Indian Country.

People try to exploit the people by offering bars and stores that sell liquor so the Native Americans can get their alcohol

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/1878

Austin

Anonymous said...

Ashlee Johnson

Actions Taken To reduce the amount of alcoholism among Native Americans.

1. Native American alcohol and substance abuse program consolidation act. It provides alcohol treatment and prevention services for Native Americans.

2. The governments of specific states, such as Arizona, that have native populations with high rates of substance abuse have held meetings with the leaders of the Indian Reservations to address the issue and come up with a solution.


Citations:
http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t030409b.html

http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/tribal/pdf/pao_hshandout021605.pdf

Unknown said...

Alcoholism and Native Americans in History
-Before the Europeans came to the land, the Native Americans had some alcoholic drinks but they were rare and only used for ceremonies
-When the Europeans came, they brought their alcohol in vast amounts and traded some with the Native Americans
-The Native Americans saw that the traders drank a lot so they imitated them
-This behavior was passed down

This is all according to this source:
http://www.montana.edu/wwwai/imsd/alcohol/Rae/historyweb.htm
Eddie Xie