In many of us, the term alcoholism seems not to have existed. Most often, people don’t think that there is such a thing. Drinking is considered a part of socialization in our society. One may say that everyone drinks, why call some alcoholics and others not? Just like drug use, alcohol may be abused. True, drinking alcohol is sort of a way of socializing, however, do you call the act of someone drinking five bottles of beer alone sitting on a couch and watching a lame t.v. show socializing? This is where alcoholism comes into the picture.
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The general image that comes to one’s mind when he/she encounters the word alcoholism is the image of a man. That’s a stigma of society that only men are capable of becoming alcoholics. However, the trend has changed and society has to admit the fact that today, more and more women are becoming the same as men to get addicted to alcohol. However, there’s still a particular stigma, a certain kind of toxic shame, about being female and alcoholism — that promotes denial. It’s much harder for a woman to admit to alcoholism than it is for a man to admit to it. Therefore, the death rate from alcoholism, percentage-wise, on alcoholism in women is larger than it is in men who have alcoholism.
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