UNDERSTANDING ALCOHOLISM - FOR THE PATIENT, THE FAMILY, AND THE EMPLOYER

• NCJ Number: 10928
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 269 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Christopher D SmithersFoundation
• Sale Source: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TYPES AND CAUSES OF ALCOHOLISM, ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAW.

Abstract

THE CHAPTERS INCLUDE A SURVEY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS, IMPACT ON FAMILY LIFE, EDUCATION, AND THE LAW. PROGRESSIVE LOWER COURTS VIEW ALCOHOLISM PRIMARILY AS A DISEASE, AND THEN CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT. AS A RESULT, THE HANDLING OF ALCOHOLICS IS A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE POLICE ROLE. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN HANDLING A DRUNK PERSON IS IN DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN EFFECTS PRODUCED BY ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND THOSE PRODUCED BY INJURY OR ILLNESS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT POLICEMEN BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFECTS OF VARYING AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT A PERSON JAILED FOR DRUNKENNESS BE WATCHED AT FREQUENT INTERVALS IN CASE HIS STATE OF INTOXICATION REACHES A DANGEROUS LEVEL. APPENDIXES CONTAIN A CHART ON THE PROGRESSION OF ALCOHOLISM AND STEPS TOWARD RECOVERY, A VOCABULARY OF ALCOHOL LANGUAGE, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE READER TO DETERMINE WHETHER HE HAS SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOLISM.