One major issue people have is alcoholism. Alcoholism is the dependence on alcohol. This happens when you abuse alcohol so much you have physically and mentally became addicted to alcohol and need it in order to feel able to function through the day. In Hamlet, young lord Hamlet says “The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse. Keeps wassail, and the swaggering up-spring reels; and as he drains his draughts of Rhenish down. The kettle-drum and trumpet thus bray out The triumph of his pledge.”(Shakespeare 1.4) he is saying the king has a serious drinking problem, and that it's like an obligation to drink. To further understand the subject at hand, I will explain how this affects a person’s health, summarize the points of view of an alcoholic himself, and a summarization of a report on alcoholism by a doctor's. Alcoholism is an important issue that has to be resolved. It can be shown from people's everyday lives in a book like Hamlet. Have you ever got out of bed at 3 in the morning to your drunk uncle urination on the wall, really drunk saying he couldn't walk a couple more steps to the bathroom, or your father uttering words as his co-workers carry him into your house and he can't recognize who you even are?Although these scenarios of alcoholism could be very funny at times, they …show more content…
He claims the side effects on health caused by the abuse of alcohol has become too common. It's important to see if the person has symptoms of alcohol abuse and if he/she decides to begin treatment. The suggested way would be to hold an intervention for the person. What can also help therapy groups where you feel it's just ridiculous to be in in the first place, but after accepting your denial, it can be a great place to help with abstinence of alcohol. You can also take medication to help stop the urge of wanting to consume alcohol, but I feel you are just replacing one drug with another in that