hild is aggresive and or antisocial and sometimesis a trouble maker. The child is usually labelled as a problem child. Another result of the parents alcoholism is that children of alcoholics are prone to fighting with those of the opposite sex. All of these factors create turmoil in the family and in the child's life (Alcoholism: a childrens viewpoint par.3). Facts are facts, and the fact is that children of alcoholics are at a high risk for alcohol and other drug related problems. Tension, stress, anxiety and depressionall are the results of a child living with an alcoholic parent. Children areunfortunately left with the consequences of their parents problems, but it isseen all the time, and it will only get worse if help is not found. An article onAlcoholism stated : When guardians in charge of children are alcoholics, there is strong evidence that children in these families are more likely to develop the disease of alcoholism as well. The fact is, alcoholism tends to run in families(Boucher par.1). Children are under pressure and usually can not handle it, it is of no wondermany children of alcoholics end up alcoholics themselves. Usually these childrenof alcoholics grow up to marry alcoholics and create the same stressful factors theyhad in their childhood, passing on their alcoholic genes to their children. A studentI interview was a product of two alcoholic parents. He believes the gene was passed on to him, for he also is an alcoholic and is trying to quit. He tried toexplain his difficulty in fighting the gene by saying: Alcoholism has been a part of my life since I was 8 years old, I grew up with it, but I'm not ashamed. I had a lot of problems at when I...
