Alcoholism Alcoholism-An overwhelming desire to drink alcohol, even though it is causing harm. Alcohol is a drug. In the United States alcoholism is the most widespread form of drug abuse, effecting at least 5 million people. About one third of high school students in the US are though to be problem drinkers. Many already may be alcoholics. A person who is dependent on alcohol is called an alcoholic. Drunk drivers account for one half of all …showed first 75 words of 278 total…

…showed last 75 words of 278 total…and must decide to stop drinking. A alcoholic must also realize that any form of alcohol is literally poison. When in recovery an alcoholic could never take another drink. Since the late 1940s Antabuse and other drugs have been used to maintain abstinence by causing a violent physical reaction when alcohol is drunk. Help is also available to the family and friends of a alcoholic from groups as Al-Anon, Adult Children of Alcoholics and Alateen.