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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
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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 • Teenager 15 months • Child 15 weeks • Infant 15 days • Unborn 15 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