come anti-social alcoholics, the ones who like to fight and argue when they are drunk. In a study published by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, researchers found that this type of alcoholism is on the rise for both men and women alike (Alcoholism).In much of my research, I found that genetics often plays a factor in ones path to becoming an alcoholic-That usually when a persons family background shows a history of alcohol abuse that that person has an increased chance of becoming a user. In my case, with much of my family using it, this was not the case. In fact, having a father and other family members to look at and analyze during their alcoholic escapades, drove me from even trying it until I was about sixteen and luckily I really did not like it so I guess I broke the cycle of abuse. But I hope that my offspring does not begin a new cycle after not having to see the effects of it.Nevertheless, what are the effects of it? The real, long-term effects of drinking. Chronic use of alcohol can cause a person to acquire a sense of immunity to the effects of the drug, requiring the users to consume more of it in order to get the high they are looking for when they drink (Lang 57). This increase in tolerance occurs because the body has adapted to the alcohol in it and is able to digest it faster, delaying the effects since it is not in the stomach long enough to run into the blood stream. Adapted drinkers, as a result, drink more. This causes deterioration in the liver, brain, muscle, stomach, nervous system, and other organs due to the lose of vitamins that the alcohol robs from them (Lang 60).Constantly having alcohol in it, the body starts to become physically dependent when there no longer is any alcohol in it, the user starts to shake, sweat, vomit, and/or has an overall irritation about them sometime after ceasing to drink (Lang 59). In addition, the use of alcohol on a regular basis is also a cause...
