Impact of Alcohol and Drugs

Family
1. One family member addicted to drugs & alcohol means the whole family suffers.
  1. Families who have addiction problems often have other problems, including:
    1. Lack of effective communication (to spouse or to children)
    2. Poor parenting skills
    3. Poorly managed homes with no structure or discipline
    4. Ineffective role models for children (who will then grow up and repeat the same mistakes)
    5. More conflicts at home (arguing, fighting, and even physical abuse)
  2. Source: Source: Bellenir, Karen. Drug information for teens : health tips about the physical and mental effects of substance abuse. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2002. Print.
  3. Children that are exposed to alcohol/drug abuse before they are 18 are statistically more likely to engage in underage alcohol use and develop an addiction.
    1. About 43% of American adults (76 million people) have been exposed to alcoholism in the family.
    2. An estimated 6.6 million children under 18 live in households with at least one alcoholic parent in America.
  4. Image Source: The Drug Addict Musician. (n.d.). Greggoconnell. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.greggoconnell.com
Society
1. Alcohol and drugs don't only affect health, but they also cause issues that affects the society as a whole, e.g. overdose, driving, violence...
  1. Overdose
    1. Excessive drinking is responsible for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults aged 20-64 years.
    2. Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths each year in the United States from 2006 – 2010
    3. Source: Fact Sheets- Alcohol Use and Your Health. (2014, August 19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved September 23, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm
    4. Image Source: Hospital. (n.d.). Free Photo: Hospital, Floor, Gang, Wide. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://pixabay.com/en/hospital-floor-gang-wide-very-long-207692/
  2. Driving
    1. Every day, in America, 36 people die, and approximately 700 are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.
    2. Drinking and drugged driving is the number one cause of death, injury and disability of young people under the age of 21.
    3. Source: Alcohol, Drugs and Crime. (n.d.). NCADD. Retrieved September 24, 2014, from https://ncadd.org/for-youth/drugs-and-crime/230-alcohol-drugs-and-crime
  3. Violence
    1. Based on victim reports in the US, on average about 183,000 (37%) rapes and sexual assaults involve alcohol use by the offender.
    2. Among violent crimes the offender is far more likely to have been drinking than under the influence of other drugs, with the exception of robberies where other drugs are as almost as likely to have been used as alcohol.
    3. Source: Alcohol Crime. (n.d.). NCADD. Retrieved September 29, 2014, from https://ncadd.org/learn-about-alcohol/alcohol-and-crime
Health
1. Effects vary according to the drug taken but they will ultimately cause negative effects. Take, for example, alcohol and LSD...
  1. LSD
    1. Source: Bellenir, Karen. Drug information for teens : health tips about the physical and mental effects of substance abuse. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2002. Print.
    2. Side Effects:
      1. Increased heart rate and blood pressure
      2. Tremors
      3. Dilated pupils
      4. Loss of appetite
      5. Moodswings
      6. Can cause heart and lung failure
    3. Image source: LSD Powder and Capsules. [Photograph]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. http://quest.eb.com/#/search/107_290157/1/107_290157/cite
  2. Alcohol
    1. Side Effects:
      1. Loss of balance
      2. Nausea & vomiting
      3. Dizziness
      4. Increase in heart rate
      5. Decrease in body temperature
      6. Dilated pupils
      7. Death
    2. Source: Bellenir, Karen. Drug information for teens : health tips about the physical and mental effects of substance abuse. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2002. Print.
    3. Image source: Profile of a man drinking alcohol. [Photography]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. http://quest.eb.com/#/search/132_1261016/1/132_1261016/cite
Lifestyle
1. Abuse of alcohol and drugs can affect one's life in many ways...
  1. Financial
    1. Americans spend over $90 billion dollars total on alcohol each year.
      1. Source: Alcohol Statistics. (n.d.). Alcohol Statistics. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.drug-rehabs.org/alcohol-statistics.php
    2. People often taken money or pawn items from home to buy drugs
    3. Spending all the savings on alcohol or drugs is a common occurance
  2. Employment
    1. People often lose jobs because of alcohol or drug problems
      1. No one wants to employ a person with alcohol or drug problems
    2. Alcohol and drugs will hinder one's performance in the work place (lack of motivation & coordination)
  3. Behavioral Changes
    1. Mood swings
      1. Friends and family will not want to be near the affected person, as they are never sure what mood the person is in.
    2. Low self-esteem
    3. Paranoia
    4. Arrogant & uncaring of other's issues

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