Robert Nixon used to consume alcoholic drinks once in a while. Slowly, he started to drink each day more and things got worse. His behavior was becoming unpredictable. He tells of one incident in a club on a Sunday afternoon when a fight broke out and he and his friends were involved. Minutes later he was outside being questioned by the police and spent several hours at the police station. He was released but in spite of this, the next day he was drinking at his favorite bar again. What kind of person goes everyday desperate for a drink everyday?. Now he is alone, a desperate alcoholic.
Discussion questions for your comment:
what is the difference between a habit and an alcoholic?
Which types of addictions are most socially acceptable than others? Why?
Do you think that they are certain types of personality who are more likely to become addicts?
How can a person who is addicted be treated by his/family, friends, co-workers or partners? Give possible solutions.
I think that a habit is like a custom or a routine that every person have. But an alcoholic is a person who has an addiction with some drugs or alcoholic drinks.
ResponderEliminarSome addictions are socially acceptable because these dependencies probably aren’t good but isn’t too bad…For example, some people accept the alcoholic drinks for under age persons but another people think that it is too bad because an under age person don’t control and if the alcohol it’s not save to an adult, it is less save to a child.
I think that the personality of each person isn’t cared to become an addict, but the control is too important on these problems.
In my opinion a habit is something you like to do (for fun) or something that is already included in your daily live. But an alcoholic, more than a habit, has an addiction with drinking every day.
ResponderEliminarAn alcoholic is not very acceptable in society, because they change their mood very quick and most of the times cause damage, but there are other addictions that are acceptable, such as smoking, in our society isn’t something very wrong.
For me, some people become addicts more easily because of their education or depression and most of the times because of their influences.
People who are addict to somethig, need a lot of support from their family, their friends, and their partners in high school or in work. Maybe the family and friends can help them, making them see that they can do something in this world, like to work or make their dreams come true.
- I think, that a habit it's something that the people does per fun, in this case, some people goes to bars or night clubs and they drink a little, and don't do it everyday, and a alcoholic, it's something that the people are obsessed with the alcoholic drinks, and everyday that the going to a bar or a night club, they need to consumed that.
ResponderEliminar- There it's a lot of addictions, and some that are acceptable are: used a lot the cell, people that are obssesioned with the cleaning, others eat them nails when are nervous, etc.., this are accepted by the society, because not represented a psychological damage to the under age people.
- In my opinion, every people are likely to beccome addicts, for example, a girl bought her first purse and in the next week, she bought another two purses, and if her still buying that way she can become a Shopaholic.
- The principal solution that some people can give, it's that can helped with a psychologist, but can helped in others way, for example can teach them to do other thing or costumes and can take them to a ride or a trip, that can help to refresh his mind.
Well in my opinion the habit is do something and not change but the habit is good or is bad, are a simple thing that you do and the people look normal , the habit in some cases you can stop and do something diferent, the alcoholic is a addiction that you cant control and is a addiction that destroy the person and is so bad. Some addictions are more popular that others for example the snuff, millions of people smoke and is common because more people do it. If the person need help you can that search some person really close, they help and support in all that need, or go to psychologist or institutions for addiction persons.
ResponderEliminar• I think that when the people have a habit, they don’t need to drink every day, is just to have fun with their friends. The alcoholic person needs to drink desperate, because often when they last very much without drink beer or something like that, this person get frustrates and changes aggressively his character.
ResponderEliminarThe person who is a drug addict is the one that is the last accepted socially, because are the people, because they are the persons who have more problems than others. And the most acceptable are the alcoholic persons, because now it is very common that anyone drinks.
The people who are more likely to become addicts are the guys that have friends with bad influence.
The addicted person has to be treated psychologically, because quite this in the mind. And also have the support of the family.
In my opinion the alcoholism is a big problem in the persons, they start with a habit y then with time passes becomes in an addiction and finally in a disease or the died.
ResponderEliminarIn the society that we live have accepted addictions as the cigarette, excesses in foods, the exercise, however these are accepted since majority of people have them or they take normal. A reason why they have addictions it is for their personality, be aggressive, not accepted by people, experience and not have family support, and these, are taken to relax of their problems. Falling in the addictions creates a problem, the people around beginning to see and be different with the addict; discriminated, ignored, or treated poorly.
A solution, is support the addict in the process of overcoming of their addiction and continue beside him, and other solution is search to overcome the addiction in centers anonymous alcoholics or specialists like psychologists or doctor.
An habit is a normal activity that all the persons do, like a custom and an alcoholic is a person that consume alcohol all the time and needs drink ,this alcoholic persons consume alcohol like eat the breakfast all the days.
ResponderEliminarThere are different activities that are accepted by the society like go to a church, go out with friends because this activities are good but if you like to consume drugs or drink alcoholic drinks can do it, are their problem but this activities are not accepted by the society because this gives a bad appearance of you.
The personality is like a mirror… Shows a person how is… And yes, some personalities that are more likely become addict.
Family members, friends or partners treated the addict like a stranger, one solution is that they talk with him and make a good solution for the good of all.
-In my opinion habit is something that you do when you go a party or a bar with your friends to celebrate any ocassion, for example a birthday.
ResponderEliminar-And alcoholic is a person who need drink alot it, and does not need stay in a party or any ocassion because the life of he is only drink. These persons can drink all the day.
-Actually, I think that any addictions are not acceptable, because all are bad and dangerous for the health.
-Yes, people who want to be equal to others. always be offer drugs and consume it and become addict
- The persons that are addict, need so much attention, help, love and support from their family, friends and co-workers. because they are addictions and their can not be get out it.
A solution for these problem is that family of he, take him to a psychologist because these persons need information about to diseases caused by addiction.
The people alcoholic are persons that not have control the body and your mind. Robert Nixon starts with the bad habit that adapts a disease the alcoholism. The alcoholism is the disease that changes your conduct and is wicked for your respiratory system; the bad habit is the same that addiction.
ResponderEliminarThe addiction in the sociality not is acceptable but the people are accustomed see persons that like smoking cigarettes and consume alcohol because is legal in the different countries and is the decision the person that consume.
Some people have more probabilities that are addict depend the personality and the pleasure to take a linking to alcohol, so some solutions for this problem is make exercises, go to psychology, you should treat replace the alcohol by tea or other product natural and you can focus in the some sport.
I think a good habit to speak well of you, but a bad habit is an addiction that can be controlled, but when is a serious problem that is difficult to escape. Be alcoholic is an example of a bad habit that becomes addictive and harms your health.
ResponderEliminarAny kind of addiction is accepted by society because it is not something that can attract the attention of everyone.
Those who become addicted are more sensitive, leading a sad life or those who give up because they feel rejected or stupid because they`re can do nothing. Such people need support and guide of thei´re friends, family, because when you help them to have courage and more forward can get out of this service.
I THINK THAT HABIT IS A SOMTHING THAT THE PEOPLES DO EVERY TIME ... LIKE PLAY SOCCER OR PLAY VIDEOGAMES OR WATCH SOCCER MATCHES ... BUT THIS ARE GOOD HABITS AND ... AND IN THIS HISTORY THIS PEOPLE HAVE A VERY VERY VERY VERY BAD HABIT LIKE THE alcoholic OR DRUGS THAT ARE SO BAD FOR THE PEOPLES AND THE DIFERENCE ABOUT ALCHOLIC AND ...HABITS ARE THAT HABIT IS ANYTHING THAT THE PEOPLES DO AND ALCHOLIC IS ONLY DRINK ALCHOL ... SOME HABITS THAT THE PEOPLES ACCEPTED ARE LIKE PLAY SOMETHING OR SOMETHING THAT DON'T BE BAD FOR THE PEOPLES... THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A BAD HABIT SHULD TRY TO TALK WITH HIS FAMILY AND THEY CAN HELP WITH GO TO TALK WITH SOMEONE THAT KNOW HOW CAN HELP TO THIS PEOPLE... AND I DON´T THINK THAT THE PERSONALITY CAN AFECT TO HAVE AN ADICCTION
ResponderEliminarI think that a habit is something that people do all the time but this can be good or can be bad and an alcoholic is a sick person that needs to drink all the days to feel good. In my opinion all the addiction are bad because for example the person who are addict to the video games need play video games all the day to feel good and a person who are addict to shopping clothes need to buy a lot of clothes to feel good. The people who are more likely to become addicts are people with a weak personality and a people who have friends with an addiction. When you have an addiction you need help and you can get help from your friends, your family or inclusive you can go to a Psychologist to give you professional help.
ResponderEliminaron occasion the person who is addicted to any material they think it is the solution to all their problems but no realize they are rather bad for them and that problems are not solved is this way all those who are addicted should receive professional attention and seek good´s and addiction is some thing that can not get out of the blue but that does not mean it impossble to get out of it
ResponderEliminarI think the habits is when the people do the think all the time, but the alcoholic is the people drink a lot, and don’t remember anything, in the world has many types of habits, for example habit for the collect pictures, or something like that, yes the addiction influded in the life of the person, but only depend of the family, the person who is addicted should go to the doctor, or the psychologist, because is very important help for the other people.
ResponderEliminarFor me a habit is something a person does often habits are neither bad nor good.
ResponderEliminarWhen person is an alcoholic needs the alcoholic drink to feel good and this person could be damaged for himself and should be treated for professionals and have the support of your family.
For me any addiction shouldn’t be acceptable, but society doesn’t see as something wrong the smoking and excessive shopping. Some are more acceptable because they are less bad and cause less damage
No, for my many people could develop an addiction, because her friends and the high school where they are be.
Usually the people treat to alcoholics very wrong and depart from them. The people should be help this kind of person and talk to him or her and send it to retrieving.
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ResponderEliminarA habit is a custom or something you do very often. Usually, habits are not that good, for example: biting your nails, or it could be something very serious like drinking or cheating.
ResponderEliminarAn alcoholic is a person who is addicted to alcohols, such as beers or licors.
Addictions that are not that bad do exist. Some could be shopping, reading, or doing sports. These addictions can be present in some people and, in my opinion, it shouldn’t be unacceptable; because none of those addictions are dangerous for a human being.
I guess people who feel that they have to be dependent on something or that they feel insecure about themselves tend to fall for addictions.
They don’t really accept them the way they are, usually because the addictions they have aren’t that good. But, if you want to help someone that has an addiction, you shouldn’t leave them behind.
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ResponderEliminarAn habit is something that you get used to do, a routine and when you do it you don’t feel that this is new for you because you do it almost every day and an alcoholic is a person with a serious problem considered a sickness, this people need to the drink alcohol in a way that your body demand to you alcohol.
ResponderEliminarI think that any addiction are most socially acceptable than others because now a days, are a lot of places to help people with an special addiction like the Alcoholics Anonymous, this institution helps people with alcoholism and Hogar Crea helps drug addicts.
Yes, maybe people that is depressed, people who likes draw attention or people who doesn’t have a really personality.
This depend of the family, friends, co-workers or partners you have, if they are good, they can help to addicted, bringing him to some institution where he can have a professional help or talk to him to see the cause of the why he or she are doing that.
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ResponderEliminarI think that the alcoholic is a disease; it stars as a habit but when it’s advance it becomes in a serious disease. And the habit is the thing that we do always; however we don’t know that we have a habit, because it is inadvertently. For mi the alcoholic is very serious addiction but it isn’t the unique addiction, in the world there are more for example the drogadiction, addiction to sugar etc. But all addiction is bad. The people can say: “the alcoholic is better than drogadiction”, but they are wrong. I think that the personality is not what decides whether a person has an addiction or will have on future. Well, for example: when a man is an addict his family and his friends should assist him because he needs help and support, and he should see a specialist.
ResponderEliminarAlcoholic people look for any situation to drink, that is why there is a moment when they don´t have fun if they are not drinking. They feel a need to drink to feel ¨good¨ in every single moment of their lives.
ResponderEliminarOn the other hand a habit is when people drink just a little bit and in very special moments and they can feel ¨good¨ without drinking. These people don´t get mad if they are not drinking while alcoholics change their mood if they can´t drink.
However, society has accepted as normal addictions alcoholic or tobaccos smokers because these vicious had been practiced since many years ago, but they are as bad as other types of drugs such as marihuana or cocaine.
It is important to look for the reasons a person become an alcoholic. One of those reasons can be due to the kind of personality an individual can have, the social context he or she lives or sometimes a heritage from his/her parents.
Fortunately, there is a hope to change this people, where family, friends, etc play an important role in the treatment. All these people must have patience; look for rehabilitation programs and professionals in order to give alcoholics the right treatment.
i think that this person have a seriously problem and he is alcoholic. the diferent of an habit and addiction is that addiction is a think that you need to for example an acoholic need to drink alcohol and a habit is when you want and have to do but is doesen´t bad for you... for example biting neils or stay every time a cell phone or play video games all the day is more acepted because are not be worse for person... no each person have sels and each person is on liberty to decidet to say yes or no to an addiction but in certain pypes of cases the friends or other person are influences... the person who want to change have to acepted that have an addiction and go to a places to speciality in this cases and then talk with his family and friends and they have to give advice for the person ....
ResponderEliminarI think that the habit is something that you do every day or some days but an alcoholic is a person that can’t wait for drink more alcohol every day. Some addictions are accepted because these addictions are goods or there aren’t dangerous like: obsession for the computer or the television. I think that any person can be an addict because the friends or the problems are doing that, not the personality. In my opinion a solution is help the addict person with the problems that he or she have and stay with him always and so him or her maybe forget the addiction.
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ResponderEliminar*In my opinion, a habit is when the persons drinks but sometimes either for has fun or just because they can’t leave this habit, but when the people have this habit, they just drink sometimes and they can control. Be alcoholic is a problem in the person because when they become addicted to alcohol, the person can’t control and have to drink for necessity, sometimes have to drink everyday for be satisfied. Have the habit doesn’t bring many consequences, but being an alcoholic is a serious problem for the person, you can even stay in prison.
ResponderEliminar*There are many addictions than are most acceptable than others, just like be obsessive for shopping, have to go to a party every day, can’t stay at home. Is because this addiction doesn’t harms to other people.
*No, I don’t think that because every person has the possibility to be addicted.
*This person can go to the psychologist or go to alcoholics anonymous. These people can help him/her.
I think the difference between a habit and an alcoholic, is that a habit is an activity that a person do once in a while, in different areas such as sports, music, hobbies in general. An alcoholic is an addict who spends most of his time in bars drinking liquor.
ResponderEliminarUnfortunately, addictions are growing every day and getting worse.
These days, some are more accepted than others. This depends on how each person thinks, for example: Drinking alcohol is one of the most common in men, It is normal for society, unlike others such as sexual addiction.
I also think that people who have no direction in his life or who aren’t interested in anything are more susceptible to fall into this. However, there are possible solutions to treat this problem such as talking with the person, leaving him on a special institution where he might change and his family can look for other activities to spend the time in something good together the alcoholic.
In my opinion the difference is that a habit is instinctive tendencies is like a "custom " something every day;alcoholic behavior is produced by the person, this is dependent on alcohol.
ResponderEliminarAddiction more accepted by society is alcohol, because today is seen as normal consumption.
I think so are associated with addiction personality as an insecure person with problems, it is almost certain that eventually becomes addicted.
It is essential that the addict has the support ofof his family and friends this will be giving advice .
Some possible solutions are:
*It is essential that the person is willing to leave the problem.
*Call a psychologist
*It is important that addicts are constantly motivated so that they feel the support of others.
In my opinion a habit is a behavior that the person does as routine or as custom; the habits can be good or bad. But the alcoholic one is the person who has a disease and an abuse for alcoholic drinks and has to do it for necessity.
ResponderEliminarNowadays, the smoke has advertising campaing and many people think is acceptable because they do it, but they know that this addiction is so bad for the health.
The personality is not so important, but the Autoesteem yes. In addiction influence the problems they have emotional or familiar.
I think that the addicted person has to accept his problem in order because that this way the other persons can help them and find solution for the problem. The person has to learn to be love, listen to the good advices to think about his future and to form his identity.
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ResponderEliminarIn my own opinion a habit is a regularly repeated behavior pattern, this pattern can transform into an addiction that is Compulsive psychological need for a habit-forming substance. In our society the most accepted addictions are the alcoholism and smoking, because there are legally accepted. The people with low self-esteem are the most susceptible to become an addict, because they always are depressed and this may make them get into an addiction. The family and friends will be show surprised if they find that a close friend or relative is an addict, but they must treat him like a normal person and give him all the support as they can.
ResponderEliminarA habit is when you have something that you make every time but a alcoholic is a person that have a vice and you can’t let it go like a habit. The most common addictions are like alcohol and some other drugs cigarettes; they are more common in the society because most people use it. No, I don’t think that a personality will change if the person is involved with drugs or not. Well, parents I think they will be really disappointed; co-workers will try to separate from him or her and maybe get him or her out of their house and lose confidence. And some solutions are try to talk with him or her about the consequence of it and how he can let it go.
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ResponderEliminarA habit is a person who sometimes drink a little, because a celebration, a special date, or maybe only because he wants, but not drink everyday. An alcoholic is a person who can't stop drinking, and posibily he has some problem in his life; in the work, in the family, with his friends, hi's couple or something like that.
ResponderEliminarIn the society the alcohol and the cigarette are more acceptable, it's normal, everybody do it sometimes, but other addcctions to ilegal drugs are totaly innaceptable, it's tragic.
The persons that have problems and emocional troubles are more exposed to being an addict, because they are looking for something to get away of their problems, and they found it in the drugs.
well, is important know that the addict can't leave the drugs by himself, it's too hard, they need help of the persons around him, they have to getting him Comprehension, support, love, understand the situation, and the better way to help him it's take him away of the drugs and going to a rehabilitation center.
In my opinion the person makes that, it’s because have a lot of problems and did not know the consequences have this problem. This situation very common in the adolescents, for me the person make that is because does not have real friends and receive bad tips for his friends. The different of habit and an alcoholic is very simple to understand the habit is one action the person makes every day and is common, but the alcoholic is become only one beer for day and continues to grow this habits.
ResponderEliminarFor me the addictions do not make a bad object is depending of the person and the education of the person. Yes in the world existent many types of personality and the person decide of his future, and the persons who can helpfully are the family, real friends and the most important God. The solutions existent depend of the person.
31-3-2011
Air pollution
ResponderEliminarMany people all the days pollute the environment with the smoke with the cars, all many factories that day to day do many contamination with the chemicals. In the worlds are millions of cars to make excess of contamination by day. All this things and others problems cause to the ozone layer to much contamination, the problem is that the sunlight penetrate more directed and cuase many diseases for example skin cancer and many problem with the floor to! With more radiation we have more problems with droughts,
More wildfire, to much heat. Its more common in the zones with more concentration commercial, more buildings, workers, factories, but all the people have the solution! We need to use more the public transportation, we need to reduce much cars and discard the aerosol dispenser. Maybe we can try do many campaigns to report the really importance of reduce the air pollution.