ALCOHOLISM

CLARA HORN
 DEFINITION

• AN ADDICTION TO THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR OR THE MENTAL ILLNESS AND

COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR RESULTING FROM ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY.
 STATISTICS/PREVALENCE

• REPORTED IN 20.3% OF HOUSES

• MOTHERS 2.3%
• FATHERS 15.2%
• BOTH 2.8%
• 12.5% OF AMERICANS ARE DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL
 BEHAVIORS

• EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE
• POOR HYGIENE
• STRESS ON ANY RELATIONSHIP
 RESOURCES/SUPPORTS

• COULEE COUNCIL OF ADDICTION

• LAAR HALFWAY HOUSE
 STRATEGIES 5

• BEHAVIOR MAKES SENSE

• ACTIVE LISTENING
• POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
• NATURAL CONSEQUENCES
• SELF-CARE
 SOURCES

• HTTP://WWW.LEADINGEFFORTS.ORG/SIGNS-AND-SYMPTOMS-OF-ADOLESCENT-SUBSTANCE-
ABUSE/
• HTTPS://DRUGFREE.ORG/ARTICLE/SKILLS-TO-HELP-YOUR-CHILD-AND-FAMILY-
HEAL/?GCLID=CJWKCAJWUR7YBRA_EIWASXQIHIXHK1ILFHVQENPV6WPX1I6WX0JUXGQCSN
KLT5QSRYQ8ZDXVHXPCXBOCVPCQAVD_BWE
• HTTPS://PS.PSYCHIATRYONLINE.ORG/DOI/PDF/10.1176/APPI.PS.53.8.1001
• HTTPS://PS.PSYCHIATRYONLINE.ORG/DOI/PDF/10.1176/APPI.PS.53.8.1001
• HTTPS://LINK.SPRINGER.COM/ARTICLE/10.1023/A:1022699701996