Alcoholism Alcoholism is a major social, economic, and public health problem. About ten percent of the adult drinkers in the United States are considered alcoholics or experience some drinking problems to some degree(“Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia”). By definition, alcoholism is a chronic and usually progressive illness that involves excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages. It interferes with phsyical and mental health, social, family, and or working responsibilities. Throughout my paper I will discuss the causes of …showed first 75 words of 569 total…

…showed last 75 words of 569 total…or violent rages that can intensify as more alcohol is consumed. This disease makes family life unstable. Alcoholism is a major social, economic, and public health problem. Alcoholics do not only bring physiological and physical problems on themselves but on others also. Alcoholism breaks up families, relationships, and friends. The question is when you have hard times are you going to take the easy way out. Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 2 discs. Mircosoft Corporation, 1997. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**