Alcohol Abuse Is The Most Common Addictive Behavior

Alcohol abuse is the most common addictive behavior that is brewing amongst teens and adults. It is widely concerning and threatening to one’s family and social life. Many have tried to guest and speculate that alcohol abuse is due to many factors that include genetics, social, mental and emotional, and even how people around you raised you. Many also have speculated that people that we associates with that are alcoholics can be a factor also. It can be family and friends, schoolmates, and colleagues. Some also say that it can be due to emotional and psychological disorders such as depression, bipolar, or anxiety are factors of someone to drive to drinking to forget problems and to feel that disconnect from the disorders. Whatever the†¦show more content†¦Some facilities have different types of programs that require having to have different phases. For the most part of any treatment program that works includes Alcoholics Anonymous and the12 step program. â€Å"In th e late 1940’s Alcoholics Anonymous had taken root as the nation’s most popular remedy for excess drinking.† (Glaser, 2013) Alcoholic Anonymous and the 12 step programs have proven that it is effective since 1940’s and it is not costly. AA has meetings during the day and evening and everywhere. AA are individuals that gather around to talk about anything without having to fear that someone is going to report them to the police, courts, etc. AA also deals with other issues besides having alcohol abuse problems. AA has people that you can relate to who is going through the same abuse. Another treatment program that is effective to some is the outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation. Outpatient program is a treatment program that the patient is treated during the day and goes home at night. The outpatient program consists of counseling, group and individual sessions, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive Behavioral therapy is a therapy that helps patien t how to deal with and elude situations that can result in abuse such as alcohol and drugs. Counseling not only helps the patient deal with traumatizing events while in treatment, but the families and spouses as well. Outpatient program can provide therapy and