The experience of drinking alcoholic beverages is not so much talked about because it is of common nature. It has been considered as a part of every social gatherings. To add, the effects of alcohol once taken in are quite famous. Dizziness and the feeling of wanting to vomit are the results of drinking more than handful of alcohol in normal condition. This is famously referred to as being “tipsy”. Alcoholic drinks contain substances that go to an area in the brain and change its function, thus, causing imbalance, aggressive and risky behaviors, and irrational thinking. However, there are ways on how one can recover from the state of being tipsy. An ample amount of asleep and a cup of hot coffee is all a tipsy person needs to overcome the “tipsiness”
In the case of alcohol addiction, it is quite different. Despite negative consequences, people could not stop drinking once they are in a state of alcohol addiction. The state of alcohol is really very dangerous because drinking alcoholic drinks becomes a habit for a person. He or she cannot go on a day without drinking alcohol. This is quite a dilemma because the drinking habit may produce undesirable and negative effects. The powerful effect of alcohol addiction is to encourage the sufferer to drink at times and in amounts that are damaging to physical health. The secondary damage is caused by the failure to control one’s drinking manifests in different ways. There are different important social costs that alcohol addiction can give to one’s family and friends. Alcohol addiction can have adverse effects on mental health causing psychiatric disorders to develop.
Alcohol addiction is one cause why there are abused women and children. There is an easy air of violence once alcohol is taken in. The wives and children of the alcohol addict is usually the one most affected by this kind of violence. Though we may say that these people are not sober when they beat their wives and children but then, they could not take away the trauma and the painful memory they have left in their loved ones.
Alcohol addiction could be inherited. If one traces his family tree, and one of his family members or ancestors are alcoholics, then the person may be at risk for alcohol addiction. The gene responsible for alcohol addiction is currently being studied. Moreover, social factors such as, the kind of friends you are constantly with, the parental model, and the amount of stress could be factors that contribute to alcohol addiction.
As we all know, family is the basic unit in society. This is the avenue where one first learns to talk, to think, to feel, and to response. When a father has a drinking problem, he could be a contributing factor to his son’s drinking problem in the future. The child sees the father as a model. He is the primary role model for behaviors at home. Thus, the child may discover that it is alright to be drinking all the time. This is frightening because as the child grows, no one could be there to direct him or her as to what is really right and wrong. The mother may not be aware of the transference that is occurring to her child.
Moreover, alcohol addiction is a disease that nobody seems to accept. This would create a problem because an alcohol addict might have a hard time accepting his or her situation. Some would say they are functional alcohol addicts. Still, it means the same. Denial only seems to be present. Yes, they function well when they are sober, but as soon as they get their hands on a bottle of beer, they become the alcohol addicted dad or the alcoholic and violent son. Though the situation of alcohol addiction is prevalent among men, women are not exempted. They are also at risk with alcohol addiction. They too could have alcohol problems.
Alcohol addiction is a dangerous situation that one should be vigilant of.