Alcoholism is very common in today's society. In fact, this problem has been around for a long, long time. Alcoholism is when a person develops an addiction to using alcohol in any and all forms, from beer to spirits and wine.

Symptoms of an Alcoholic

1) Develop a "need" to drink
2) Drink shortly after waking
3) Develop a larger consumption of
alcohol everytime you drink
4) Organise their lifestyle around drinking

Effects of an Alcohol Addiction

1) Slurred speech
2) A loss of co-ordination
3) Unsteady when standing
4) Impaired attention and judgement sleep

Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems they also
affect a number of younger kids and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20, even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, people still do it.
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* Alcohol affects around 10% of the people in Canada.