FREE ESSAY ON DRINKING PROBLEM

DRINKING PROBLEM

How do you tell if someone has a drinking problem? It is often a judgment made after
assessing the persons drinking habits, how much and when, the effect on him emotionally
and physically also family members, friends, employers, and the law. Although there are
some ways to find out whether or not someone has a drinking problem, there is also no
single set of criteria, which defines the problem drinker. You can ask whether the
drinking has affected the person's physical and emotional well being. Has his
relationships with his family and friends been affected? Has the persons job been
affected, missing work because of drinking, been reprimanded by his employer? Has the
person been in trouble with the law because of drinking? In more areas where alcohol has
had an effect the more likely the persons drinking is problematic.
Here are some definitions on different types of drinkers. First the moderate drinker.
This type drinks occasionally or a relatively small amount of alcohol with some
regularity. Such people are ones who have a cocktail before dinner or wine with their
meal. Second is the heavy drinker. This is one who drinks everyday for at least a year.
Also every week or two during the year a heavy drinker will drink more than six drinks at
one setting. An important part of this definition is that no problems are reported as a
result of the drinking. Last we will discuss the problem drinker. This type drinks as
much as the heavy drinker, but drinking has caused problems in their lives. Which may
include drinking to deal with lifes pressures and disappointments. he problem drinker has
not crossed the line that separates problems drinking from alcoholism. The line between
problem drinking and alcoholism is when the problems related to his drinking become more
specific and less general. The person seems to have lost control of his drinking, friends
and families disapprove of the persons drinking, and the drinker has experienced trouble
outside the family. Everybody who drinks doesn't necessarily have a problem. People are
different. Different ages, genders, and races. Most people would say that Native
Americans have more problems with alcohol than other races. I think that it's maybe the
chemical composition of Native Americans. Although there is many different types of
tribes across America Native Americans have basically the same chemical make-up. My
particular tribe is the Colville tribe, located in the Pacific Northwest. It is in the
eastern part of Washington state. You will also find the Spokane, Welpenit, and Yakima
reservations. These tribes lived on salmon, cod, and shellfish. They also hunted game and
collected berries in the nearby woods. These tribes developed crafts and artistic skills
also much social and religious systems. This region is an isolated one being separated by
the mountain ranges. Access to the area was possible by people using boats. Most of these
tribes engaged in frequent raiding and warfare. Men on these war parties fought with
clubs, bows and arrows, daggers, and spears. In almost all the tribes the people had a
significant religious life full of rituals, dances, and ceremonies. They believed in many
spirit beings such as the eagle, beaver, raven, bear, whose protection they continually
sought. The first whites to reach the northwest coast were Russian fur traders in the
eighteenth century. They introduced ironware. Many of the Indians perished in conflicts
with the traders or from diseases, which the whites introduced. In time the culture
degenerated and disappeared. A few have tried to keep alive or revive old skills but it's
usually done today as an attraction for tourists or for non-Indian purchasers, although
there are some well known beliefs and ceremonies.