Alcohol Abuse Advice

Research shows that alcoholism tends to run in the families. Children of alcoholic parents are at an increased risk of becoming alcoholics themselves. Most of these children living in such an environment are exposed to some form of abuse or neglect or both and often times suffer from several emotional problems. A child exposed to these conditions may suffer from a number of problems such as:

Depression
Anxiety
Confusion
Aggression towards others
Suicidal tendencies
Eating disorders
Feelings of guilt
Anger problems
Social problems
Embarrassment

Substance Abuse and Family Life Although, not all the children of alcoholic parents become alcoholics, evidence has shown that substance abuse runs in families. Therefore, these children may follow their parents’ footsteps and may inherit psychological and physical problems such as neurological problems, psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular complications, withdrawal symptoms and many more that are directly associated with the misuse of alcohol.

Parenting responsibly – don’t abuse alcohol in front of your kids From time and time again, the research has shown that parents actually have more influence on their children than peers or anyone else. Parents are seen by the offspring as role models, and therefore, when a child sees his parents abusing alcohol, the child takes it to be okay for him to do so as well and starts considering alcohol as harmless. Most children learn from observing the behavior of their parents so parents have to be good role models in order to set a good example for their child. The “do as I say, and not as I do” approach isn’t just good enough anymore, especially when dealing with such an important issue that can affect your child’s health and future. Parents play a very important role in shaping their child’s drinking habits. Parental influences and building a strong parent-child relationship can also help a child in making better drinking decisions.

Environmental Impact Being parents, one cannot shield their children from consuming alcohol especially with all the alcohol advertisements appealing to youths everywhere you turn. We need to prepare our children to live in a drinking society. Teaching them to drink in moderation and to drink responsibly should be taught at home where home environment can definitely play a significant role.

PART 1 – Perspectives on Healthy Living – Interview with Lisa Frederiksen.flv

Understanding the chemical and structural neural network changes that occur in a drug addict or alcoholic’s brain, as well as in the brain of the family member or friend who has been coping with a loved one’s substance misuse can go a long way to changing how we treat, prevent and intervene… learn more in Part 1 of Gabrielle Antolovich’s interview with Lisa Frederiksen, author of the books, “Loved One In Treatment? Now What!” and “If You Loved Me, You’d Stop!”, and the blog, www.BreakingTheCycles.com. [Courtesy Gabrielle Antolovich, Perspectives on Healthy Living, hosted by Voices United and Produced in Collaboration with Pathway Society Inc., CreaTV]

 

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