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.