TYPES OF ALCOHOLICS HEALTH MR. GARDNER

TYPES OF ALCOHOLICS  Chronic–(homeless) 4% of all alcoholics  Periodic – times of sobriety Can’t stop until passed out Can’t stop until forced to stop

TYPES OF ALCOHOLICS  Plateau – addict Needs a certain amount of alcohol to function  Temporal – habit  Cyclic – pay day drunk

TYPES OF ALCOHOLICS  Average age of an alcoholic is 31  Average life span of an alcoholic is 51

To become an alcoholic it takes a(n)  Adult 15 years  Teenager15 months  Child15 weeks  Infant15 days  Unborn15 hours

ALCOHOLICS  Absent 4 times more often that average Damages immune system  1 of every 20 teenagers has developed a problem with alcohol

TREATMENT  Physician’s care Uses drug therapy & regulates diet  Psychiatric care More intense Talk about personal history

TREATMENT CONT.  Institution Controls environment  Clinic Outpatient – same home environment

TREATMENT CONT.  Group therapy Talk Personal and group support AA-1934 “one day at a time” Buddy system – anytime helper Al-Anon – help for family & friends Ala-teen – no adults are in attendance