Living In Alcoholic Home Essay, Research Paper

Living In Alcoholic Home

For many young Americans, this is simply a way of life.

Alcoholism has become such a widesread problem that it

seems to be an acceptable illness. Statistics show that

approximately 1/3 of the high school population in the

United States today either lives directly under the roof

of an alcoholic parent or has an absent alcoholic parent.

Alcoholism is a disease that can be passed on to your

children. It is a disease you can inherit from your

parents. It is a disease that will rob you of your future.

Alcoholism is a disease that shows no mercy and is totally

non-discriminatory.

To raise the communities awareness of the widespread problem

of alcoholism, I feel that each high school require a one

day visit to an inpatient alcoholism treatment center before

the student is allowed to graduate. The school should also

provide the opportunity for the student body to hear the first

hand story of a recoverying alcoholic.

There is help for this disease, however, will it ever be some-

thing than can be controlled by medication? I think not. It can

be avoided by abstinence, however, it cannot be cured. Education

is the best hope our young people have to avoid this life crippling

disease.