A STUDY ON

PRORLEM OF ALCOHOLISM

[A STUDY OF ALCOHOL ADDICTED PATIENTS GOT

TREATMENT IN SHRI KRISHNA HOSPITAL KARAMSAD]

VALLABH VIDYANAGAR

TUSHAR PATEL

A STUDY ON
PRORLEM OF ALCOHOLISM

[A STUDY OF ALCOHOL ADDICTED PATIENTS GOT

TREATMENT IN SHRI KRISHNA HOSPITAL KARAMSAD]

A
PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO
SMT. S.J.PATEL & SMT. K.K.PATEL
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK,
SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY
VALLABH VIDYANAGAR
IN
INDUSTRIAL FIELD PLACEMENT
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

FIELD SUPERVISOR:

SUBMITTED BY:

Mrs. BIGI THOMAS

TUSHAR PATEL

VALLABH VIDYANAGAR

CONTENTS

NO.

TOPIC

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

FINDINGS,

CONCLUSIONS,

ACTION PLAN

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTERVIEW GUIDE

SUGGESTION

AND

Preface & Acknowledgement

As a part of the Medical placement in 4 th Semister in Shri
Krishna Hospital Karamsad, I had got an opportunity to work
on

one

of

the

social

and

psychological

problem

of

alcoholism. This problem has been viewed from the family

members as well as respondents.
It is great pleasure on my part to submit this project titled
PROBLEM OF ALCOHOLISM . And so firstly I would thank
my Department of Social Work which I could carry out the
project and understood the problem in a much better way.
On this occation my sincere gratitude towards Mr. Prakash
Nayak, Mr. Dharmendra Shah (Social Worker) , and all the
respondents for their co-operation, which has facilitated the
completion of the study.
I am thankful to my field work guide Mes Bigi Thomas for
permitting me to undertake Project on the topic and get first
hand experience. And I take this opportunity to express my
sense of gratitude to my all dear friends whose cooperation,
support and guidance that has helped me to see the study
through in a very in-depth and intricate dimension.
VALLABH VIDYANAGAR

TUSHAR PATEL

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA

Table 1: - Age wise distribution of respondents.
No.

20%

25%

50 years and above

11

55%

Total

20

100.0

Age years
20-35
35-50

The above table shows the age wise distribution of the

respondents. From the table we can interpret that out of 20
respondents, 11 (55%) respondents are from the age group
of 50 years and above. Also we can deduce that out of 20
respondents, (25%) are from the age group of 35 to 40
years. Further we can interpret that out of 20 respondents,
4 (20.0%) are from the age group of less than 35 years.
Thus we can interpret that majority of the respondents are
from the age group of 50 years and above. Because in this
age group they have habit of alcohol since last many years,
And due to this addiction they have got treatment from the
hospital.

Table 2: - Caste wise distribution of respondents

Caste
Patel
Parmar
Others
Total

Frequency
6
10
4
20

%
30
50
20
100

Maximum of the respondents 10(50%) belonged to Parmar

Caste while 6(30%) were found to be Patels and 4(20%)
were found to be from other caste.
So, from above table we conclude that majority of the
respondents are coming from Parmar Caste. And it is found
that in this community the problem of alcoholism was found
more due to the culture, taboos, family problems etc..

Table 3: Educational Qualification wise distribution

of respondents

Education
Illiterate
Primary
Secondary
Higher than Secondary
Total

Frequency
12
5
3
1
20

%
60
25
15
5
100

The above table shows that most of the respondents

12 (60%) are Illiterate while almost 5(25%) are educated
upto primary level only while 4(20%) are having educational
level Secondary or Higher than Secondary.
So, from above we can interpreted that majority of the
respondents are illiterate. And it is found out that due to
lower educational level the respondents are having this type
of habit and also it affects on the economic problem and
other family crises in the families.

Table 4: Table showing the distribution of age when

the respondent got married
Marriage Age

Frequency

(years)
Less than 10
10-20
More than 20
Total

3
4
13
20

15
20
65
100

Majority of the respondents i.e. 13(65%) are married since

more than 20 years while 4(20%) are married in the age
group of 10 20 years and 3(15%) got married less than 10
years.
From above table we can interpreted that

majority of the

respondents are married since more than 20 years. So it can

be concluded that in majority of the families the family
crises are there like family problem, economic problem, peer
group influence etc..

Table 5: - Table showing size of the family of the

respondents.
No. of family members
Less than 4
5 -8 members
More than 8

Frequency
4
8
8

%
20
40
40

Total

20

100

Table showing size of the family of the respondents. From

above table we can interpreted that in 8(40%) families there
are 5-8 members as well as more than 8 members while in
4(20%) cases the number of family members are less than 4
members.
So from above table we can conclude that in most of the
families there are more than 5 family members. And it is
one of the reason of family crises in the family which leads
the respondents to addicted of alcoholism.

Table 6: - Table showing the frequency of the

respondents drinking habit
Patterns
Habitual
Once a week
Once a month
Total

Frequency
15
4
1
20

%
75
20
5
100

Table showing the frequency of the respondents drinking

habit. Almost 15(75%) respondents are found to be habitual
drinkers while 4(20%) respondents are found to be drinking
once a week while only 1(5%) drink once in a month.
So, from above table we can conclude that most of the
respondents are habitual drinkers which lead them to go for
treatment in the hospital for their health problems.

Table 7: - Table showing the marital problems found

by the respondents
Problems
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Conflicts
Total
Table

showing

Frequency
11
1
8
20
the

marital

problems

%
55
5
40
100
found

by

the

respondents in their families. From all the respondents in

11(55%) cases they are physically abused, 8(40%) cases

they have conflicts, while in only 1(5%) case it is sexually

abused.
So, from above table we can interpret that in majority of the
families they are having constant conflicts with their spouses
and they are physically abuse.

Table:-8 Table showing the abuse of children by the

drunkard
Problems
Physical
Mental
Sexual
Total

Frequency
12
8
0
20

%
60
40
00
100

Table showing the abuse of children by the drunkard.

Majority of the respondents i.e.12(55%) are of the view that
their children are physically abused by their alcoholic father
while 8(40%) of them are found to be abusing or harming
the child mentally.

So, from above table we can interpreted that

majority of

the respondents are of the view that their children are

physically abused by their alcoholic father. This shows the
seviorness of the family conflict. Here this type of behaviour
is adversely affects on the mind of the child and they are not
getting enough care and attention from the family side and
they are also choosing the same path and became addicted.

Table:-9

Table

showing

the

distribution

of

the

respondents habit of drinking

Years
Less than 10
10-20
More than 20
Total

Frequency
3
5
12
20

%
15
25
60
100

Table showing the distribution of the respondents habit of

drinking. From all the respondents 12(60%) were found to
be habituated for more than 20 years while 5(25%) started
drinking from past 10-20 years while 3(15%) started
drinking from last 10 years.

So, from above table it can be interpreted that majority of

the respondents are found to be habited since last 20 years
and this is the reason behind their health problems. And due
to this they have to take treatment from the hospital.

Table:-10 Table showing the distribution of finance

management by the drunkard
Finances
Own income
From spouses
Loans/ Others
Total

Frequency
13
4
3
20

%
65
20
15
100

Table showing the distribution of finance management by the

drunkard.

From

all

the

respondents

majority

of

the

respondents i.e.13(65%) of them manage the finances for

drinking from their own income while 4(20%) are found to
have approached even from spouses share in case they
found it difficult to manage while 3(15%) do get for taking
up loans from others.

So, from above table it can be interpreted that most of them

are able to fulfill their financial need for alcohol from their
own income because it can be found out that all of them are
habited of country made alcohol which is not very costly and
is prepared in their own villages so they can easily get it.
Also this type of alcohol is very unhygienic in nature and it
adversely affects the body. And this is the reason behind
their problems of health.
Table:-11 Table showing the distribution of different
techniques applied to stop the habit
Techniques
Arguments
Physical Fight
With patience
Total

Frequency
6
7
7
20

%
30
35
35
100

Table showing the distribution of different techniques applied

to stop the habit. From all the respondents 7(35%) cases
the wife approaching their husband with arguments or
physical fighting takes place while 7(35%) cases the wife
handled the situation with patience.
So, from it can be concluded that in majority of the cases
the wife approaching their husband with arguments or
physical fighting takes place. And it is the reason behind the

family crises in the family. Also it can have adverse effect on

the childrens.

Table:-12 Table showing the husbands reaction after

he returns home in a drunkard state
Reaction
Physical abuse
Mental torture
Doesnt react
Total

Frequency
14
4
2
20

%
70
20
10
100

Table showing the husbands reaction after he returns home

in a drunkard state. From all the respondents majority of the
respondents i.e. 18(90%) cases the drunkard abuse their
wife either physically or torture them mentally while only
2(10%) of them are found not to react at all after having
been drunk.
So, from above table it can be interpreted that in majority of
the cases the drunkard abuse their wife either physically or
torture them mentally. Here it leads to the family crises in
the families.

Table:-13-Table showing the reason for drinking as

per respondents perception
Reason
Unemployment
Tension & Worried
Peer group
Total

Frequency
4
6
10
20

%
20
39
50
100

Table showing the reason for drinking as per respondents

perception. From all the respondents majority of the
respondents i.e. 10(20%) have habit of drinking only
because of their peer groups or company while 6(30%) of
them drank only to get relief from tension and worry while
4(20%) of them drank due to unemployment and got caught
into the vicious circle of drinking.
So. From above table it can be interpreted that majority of
the respondents have habit of drinking only because of their
peer groups or company and got caught into the vicious
circle of drinking.

Table:-14-Table showing the respondents perception

about chances of leaving the habit
Chances
Definite
Rare
Never
total

Frequency
2
5
13
20

%
10
25
65
100

Table showing the respondents perception about chances of

leaving the habit. From all the respondents 2(10%) of them
are optimistic about their chances of leaving the drinking
habit while 5(25%) of them at least have a hope that they
would leave it one day or the other while 13(65%) of them
are very pessimistic and sure about not leaving the dreadful
habit.
So, From above table it can be interpreted that majority of
the respondents are very pessimistic and sure about not
leaving the dreadful habit.

Table:-15-Table showing the respondents perception

about helping the respondents in different ways to
leave the habit
Ways
Counseling
Community programmes
Others help
Total

Frequency
4
14
2
20

%
20
70
10
100

Table showing the respondents perception about helping the

respondents in different ways to leave the habit. From all
the respondents majority of the respondents i.e. 14(70%) of
them agreed for community programmes have to be more
effective in helping to reduce the problem while 4(20%) of
the wife feel that counseling can effect or help their husband
leave the habit of drinking. But 2(10%) of them also believe
that it will only be effective when their relatives or friends
would approach him.
From above table it can be interepreted that majority of the
respondents of them agreed for community programmes
have to be more effective in helping to reduce the problem.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, SUGGESTION AND ACTION

PLAN
FINDINGS
Majority of the respondents i.e.11 (55%) respondents
are from the age group of 50 years and above
Maximum of the respondents 10(50%) belonged to
Parmar Caste
Most of the respondents

i.e.12 (60%) are Illiterate

Majority of the respondents i.e. 13(65%) are married

since more than 20 years
Majority of the respondents i.e. 8(40%) families there
are 5-8 members as well as more than 8 members
Majority of the respondents i.e.15(75%) respondents
are found to be habitual drinkers
Majority of the respondents i.e.11(55%) cases they are
physically abused
Majority of the respondents i.e.12(55%) are of the view
that their children are physically abused by their
alcoholic father
Majority of the respondents i.e.12(60%) were found to
be habituated for more than 20 years
Majority of the respondents i.e.13(65%) of them
manage the finances for drinking from their own
income

 From all the respondents Majority of the respondents

7(35%) cases the wife approaching their husband with
arguments or physical fighting takes place
Majority of the respondents i.e. 18(90%) cases the
drunkard abuse their wife either physically or torture
them mentally
Majority of the respondents i.e. 10(20%) have habit of
drinking only because of their peer groups or company
Majority of the respondents i.e.13(65%) of them are
very pessimistic and sure about not leaving the
dreadful habit.
Majority of the respondents i.e. 14(70%) of them
agreed for community programmes have to be more
effective in helping to reduce the problem

CONCLUSIONS
Thus

it

can

be

concluded

that

majority

of

the

respondents are from the age group of 50 years and

above. Because in this age group they have habit of
alcohol since last many years, And due to this addiction
they have got treatment from the hospital.
It can be concluded majority of the respondents are
coming from Parmar Caste. And it is found that in this

community the problem of alcoholism was found more

due to the culture, taboos, family problems etc..
It can be concluded majority of the respondents are
illiterate. And it is found out that due to lower
educational level the respondents are having this type
of habit and also it affects on the economic problem
and other family crises in the families.
It can be concluded majority of the respondents are
married since more than 20 years. So it can be
concluded that in majority of the families the family
crises are there like family problem, economic problem,
peer group influence etc..
It can be concluded that in most of the families there
are more than 5 family members. And it is one of the
reason of family crises in the family which leads the
respondents to addicted of alcoholism.
It can be concluded that most of the respondents are
habitual drinkers which lead them to go for treatment
in the hospital for their health problems.
We can concluded that in majority of the families they
are having constant conflicts with their spouses and
they are physically abuse.
We can concluded that majority of the respondents are
of the view that their children are physically abused by
their alcoholic father. This shows the seviorness of the

family conflict. Here this type of behaviour is adversely

affects on the mind of the child and they are not
getting enough care and attention from the family side
and they are also choosing the same path and became
addicted.
It can be concluded that majority of the respondents
are found to be habited since last 20 years and this is
the reason behind their health problems. And due to
this they have to take treatment from the hospital.
It can be concluded that most of them are able to fulfill
their financial need for alcohol from their own income
because it can be found out that all of them are habited
of country made alcohol which is not very costly and is
prepared in their own villages so they can easily get it.
Also this type of alcohol is very unhygienic in nature
and it adversely affects the body. And this is the reason
behind their problems of health.
It can be concluded that in majority of the cases the
wife approaching their husband with arguments or
physical fighting takes place. And it is the reason
behind the family crises in the family. Also it can have
adverse effect on the childrens.
It can be concluded that in majority of the cases the
drunkard abuse their wife either physically or torture

them mentally. Here it leads to the family crises in the

families.
It can be concluded that majority of the respondents
have habit of drinking only because of their peer groups
or company and got caught into the vicious circle of
drinking.
From above table it can be concluded that majority of
the

respondents

of

them

agreed

for

community

programmes have to be more effective in helping to

reduce the problem

SUGGESTION
Firstly I would suggest sensitizing the community about the
adverse effects of alcoholism on their family and society as a
whole. Because until and unless do they feel that alcoholism
is creating problems for themselves or others and is a
hindrance towards leading a happy life, they wont react for it
so more number of awareness programmes like puppet
shows, slide and projector show or through some movies
which reveal such problems very minutely.
Secondly the social worker should try to deal with the
different situations or problems leading them for being
addicted like unemployment, tensions, worries, marital
conflicts etc.. through counseling, case work and ask them
to maintain marital harmony.
Also in the villages rigorous actions on the part of authorities
like police etc.. should be notified and requested to take
actions. The area in the villages where local drinks is
manufactured

should

be

kept

under

constant

control

because it has been known through reliable sources that lots

of local drinks is being consumed.

The student social worker can form a group of alcoholics and

arrange for periodical meetings and sessions with each
other. The main objective of this activity of this activities
would be to help the members to remain sober and orient
promirily towards developing an insight into the drinking
behaviour.
During the meetings, they may also be asked to note down
some of the conditions that tempted them to drink where
factors like familial, social, personal and economical etc.. can
be expressed and enumerated during discussion wherein
coping strategies and techniques can be taught. May be a
doctor or psychiatrist may be called upon to enlighten on
certain aspects like importance of the insight into client,
effect of society, meaning of treatment for alcoholism, the
results of social drinking. And the importance of maintaining
continuity in treatment etc..

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Indian Social Problem
By G.R. Madan
Drugs, Society and Human behaviour
By Oakley ray & Charles Vinter
Individual Change through small groups
By Paul Glasser, Rosemary Sarri &
Robert Vinter
Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life
By James C. Coleman