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The effects of alcohol abuse roll over the family like waves crashing on the shore.

When someone experiences alcohol problems, the negative effects of drinking cost dearly, not only the drinker, but also on their partner and other family members.

Often alcohol abusers have a blind spot when it comes to the ravaging effects it can have on loved ones. Recent data suggest that approximately one child in every four (28.6%) in the United States is exposed to alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence in the family.

One of the clearest demonstrations of how alcohol use negatively impacts the family is the widely documented association between alcohol use and interpersonal violence. Family problems that are likely to co-occur with alcohol problems include:

1.Violence - slapping, hitting, smashing and throwing objects.

2. Marital conflict - arguments, the silent treatment, growing apart.

3. Infidelity - finding someone who 'understands', prostitution, internet sex.

4. Jealousy - of friends, your partner or the

5. Economic insecurity - loss of job, poor financial decisions, easting money

6. Divorce - isolation

7. Fetal alcohol effect - drinking when pregnant, brain damage to the baby.

Drinking problems may negatively alter marital and family functioning, but there also is evidence that they can increase as a consequence of marital and family problems. Therefore drinking and family functioning are strongly and reciprocally linked. Drinking increases family problems, as family problems increase, drinking increases.

A vicious cycle is formed. It is no surprise that alcohol problems are very common in couples that seek out marital therapy. And, relationship problems are common in drinkers who present for alcohol treatment

Here some more articles about alcohol abuse from around the web.

Prenatal Drinking, Environmental Enrichment: Effects On … - Prenatal alcohol exposure may be particularly destructive for neurotrophins, a family of peptides that influence the growth, development and functional plasticity of the fetal brain. A new rodent study of alcohol's effects on three key …

Growing Up Alcoholic: The Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Children - Alcohol addiction is a very dangerous disease that not only affects the individual, but also has a direct affect on those family members who are around the addict. A great deal of parents who are dealing with stressors such as their …

The Effects Of Alcohol Consumption On Our Society (mens health care) - Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by enzymes, however, the liver can only metabolize a small amount of alcohol at a time, leaving the excess alcohol to circulate throughout the body. The intensity of the effect of alcohol on the body …

The Effects Of Alcohol In The Body - Don’t let alcoholism get to this point. Ethyl alcohol has industrial properties. The ethyl alcohol which is used in alcoholic beverages is heavily taxed. Ethyl alcohol is one of a family of alcohols, which include methyl alcohol, …

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