Topic > Alcoholism - 1245

Excessive alcohol consumption every day also poses numerous risks. According to Jürgen Rehm's article "The risks associated with alcohol use and alcoholism". People with alcohol dependence have a higher chance of becoming unemployed. The main cause of unemployment is alcohol addiction. Alcohol addiction causes you to arrive at work not on time and, in some cases, arrive at work in a bad mood that no one wants to work with. Rehm proceeds to explain the dangers. of alcoholism. People who don't drink alcohol are more affected than those who drink alcohol. Drunk driving kills more non-intoxicated drivers than intoxicated ones. According to the article by Hans Joachim Salize “Treatment of alcoholism reduces the financial burden on healthcare providers and increases quality. -Corrected years of life”. 20% of an alcoholic's income is spent on alcohol consumption. Alcoholics spend much of their money on alcohol addiction. Alcoholics drink 2-5 times a day, depending on the type of alcohol they drink very expensive. Salize continues to explain the financial burden placed on alcoholics. Families with an alcoholic tend to be more in debt. Spending so much of their income on alcohol consumption leads them to be more in debt. An alcoholic would rather spend his entire salary on alcohol than pay his bills. Rehm continues to add the health risk factors of alcoholism Alcoholism is a contributing factor to these diseases: cancer, diabetes, liver and pancreatic diseases, infectious and cardiovascular diseases. Alcohol is a very harmful drug that is very unhealthy for your body. Alcohol is a drug that destroys the inside of your body for long periods of time or if you drink too much. Salize continues to explain and add about…half of the document…it will increase access to insurance by expanding Medicaid eligibility and mandating individual insurance coverage. The new healthcare reform will help cover treatment for alcoholism. Huebner and Kantor continue to highlight the cost of treating alcoholism. People without insurance coverage or with limited insurance coverage for substance abuse treatment can pay for services out of pocket or through publicly funded addiction treatment programs. There are free, publicly funded alcoholism treatment centers. Huebner and Kantor also continue to explain the treatment of alcoholism. The provision of alcohol treatment, whether pharmacological, behavioral therapy, or a combination of both, can be facilitated by the use of communication tools such as the telephone, email, and the Internet. There are many ways of social treatment to cure alcoholism.