Essays on Binge Drinker

Introduction

Binge drinking is defined as heavy consumption of alcohol over a short space of time. For men, it is the consumption of more than six units of alcohol and for women is consuming more than five units of alcohol. My clients name is Dave was a good student who kept away from bad peer until his 9th grade where he joined group that introduced him to drinking. Now at 12th grade, he drinks thrice a week. This has affected his academics; he no longer finishes his assignments nor gets good grades. Constantly he is arrested for violence, minor crimes like stealing money ...

Binge drinking is a social problem that can be viewed in two different perspectives. Traditionally, binge drinking was referred to as overconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol over several days. Presently, the term refers to heavy consumption of alcoholic drinks over a short period of time. Irrespective of the case of usage, both cases of binge drinking are caused by similar psychological processes. Consuming five or more units of alcoholic drinks in a row by men or consumption of four and more units of alcoholic drinks by women constitutes binge drinking. Heavy binge drinking occurs when one has more than three such ...

This paper is the result of extensive research, and as such is the original work of the author. Any information that has been borrowed from other authors has been properly cited to avoid plagiarism, which is an academic offense 1.0 Introduction This document will examine the medical condition of binge drinking. It will cover two types of treatment and the health professional involved in the preparations of these treatments. Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is defined as blood-alcohol levels [greater than or equal to] 0.08g% in a two hour period. (Diguarde, 2008). It is known to be ...

According to the medical dictionary alcohol abuse is use of alcoholic beverages in surplus, either on certain occasion or as habitual practice (Medical dictionary). Just like any other drug, abuse of alcohol is detrimental to ones health. The effects from alcohol abuse range from what one would consider as mild to extreme, mild effects include being violent to extreme ones such as liver cancer. It really does not matter whether one is a binge drinker or a regular drinker as they all lead to accumulation of alcohol in ones body. Besides, a binge drinker is likely to sooner or later become a regular ...