Describe Alcoholism As A Health Issue In London Borough (Essay Sample)

Alcoholism as a health issue in London Borough
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Introduction
It is apparent that alcoholism is a serious health issue that has affect the society. Studies have documented that alcoholism comes with different social and economic problems directly related with it. Hoffmann, (2016 ) argued that alcoholism brings about brake of families, health problems as well as economic crisis. The paper articulates on alcoholism as a health issue affecting London borough. Deliberations of the issue will be evaluated using observation as the primary method of data collection that was carried out in the city of London. Analysis of the findings will be carried out using different literatures and theory to bring out the true picture of the issue at hand.
Observation study
As I was walking through the streets of London city, I came across many and different night clubs. My goal was to collect data related to the issue of alcoholism as a health issue in London borough. On the first instance, I came across two young couple that was walking out of a certain club. They were both drunk as one could tell by their behavious. They staggered and were holding hands. Unfortunately, as they were trying to cross the road, the lady fell down and was almost ran over by a speeding car that was approaching. Fortunately, the car stopped abruptly just a few meters towards where the lady had fell. However, the lady obtained some injuries on the knees and ankles. His boyfriend rushed him to the nearby hospital. I decided to lender them hand by assisting the man to put the lady into a taxi that was waiting. I decided to accompany them to the hospital. On the arrival, we came across a man that had been poisoned in a club. He was unconscious since he was drunk and due to the fact that he had been poison.
After inquiring what had happened, people who had rushed him to the hospital argued that they had an argument with a bar attendant over a bill dispute. After he was offered his next beer, he fell down after a few seeps. That is when they decided to take him to the hospital. Diagnosis revealed that the man had been poisoned, but fortunately he was rushed to hospital in good time. I decided to visit one of the male wards to collect more data on the issue of alcoholism. I found out that in the ward of accidents, more than 50 percent of all those people that were admitted as a result of accidents that occurred were as a result of alcoholism.
The next day I decided to visit some street families that I had come across the previous day. I approached one man (Scotts) that was standing near a supermarket. I asked him why he was at that spot from Monday to Monday. He told me that he was experiencing some problems because he had been kicked out of his work place. I asked him why he had been sacked and he said that it was as a result of alcoholism that had been persistent for some months. He tried to attend different rehabilitation centers, but he did not recover as expected. After undergoing some sessions, he decided to go back to drinking because of the stress he was experiencing after realizing that he had been sacked from his place of work. He had already started experiencing some withdrawal symptoms such as hangovers, headache and some sleep disorders. Nevertheless, he was not able to receive medical attention because he had already lost his job and could not afford to take care of the hospital bills. His medical insurance policy had already expired since the employer had terminated his employment contract.
Conversely, he was unable to take care of his family including the basic needs. On the account of this, Scotts, said, “One of my children was last week admitted to hospital as a result of complications related to diarrhea and vomiting. Diagnosis revealed that this was as a result of eating contaminated food. When I asked the doctor what that meant, he said it was because of eating stale food.” However, I asked him what could have caused it and Scotts replied…” I think it is because we had preserved food for three days because we did not have enough money to buy fresh food on a daily basis.”
I also came across a middle aged woman who seemed depressed. When I approached her for interview, she told me that she was raped by a man she met at a certain night club. As a result, she got pregnant for him and gave birth to a baby girl she was carrying on her back.
Rationale for alcoholism as a health issue
Waller & Jacky (2002) argued that alcoholism has many complications related to health matter. For instance, Scotts was experiencing different challenges because he indulged in alcoholism. He was sacked from his place of work because of alcoholism, thus leading to the situation of not being able to provide for his family. This is what led to health complications that affected his child. Besides, he was also not able to take care of his health as he was experiencing different withdrawal symptoms, but was not able to pay for his hospital bills because he had already been sacked from his place of work. On the other hand, Seaward (2009) pointed out that alcoholism leads to impaired judgment. This is clearly shown in the context of the first incident that I experienced when I started my observation study of the couple that had an accident as a result of alcoholism. Their judgment was impaired because they were drunk, something that led to the lady fall and sustained some injuries. Had they not been drunk, they would have not experienced the ordeals they did. They would not have anything to do with going to hospital.
Mohd, Omar & Shahdan (2015) pointed out that alcoholism leads to health implications such as liver cirrhosis and impaired judgment. In this regard, it is apparent that my observation was not far from this assertion. When the accident occurred, the lady had an impaired judgment because one could clearly see that she could not see the car approaching. Perhaps her judgment was that the car was very far and that she could have crossed the road before it approached. Studies have documented that excessive consumption of alcohol increases chances of one being injured or even being killed. It is also apparent that alcoholism leads to sexual assaults as people tend to hind behind it to commit the crime (Pyne, Claeson & Correia, 2002).
It has also been found out that women who drink during pregnancy have high chances of giving birth to babies with deformity. Doctors advise women not to indulge in alcohol when pregnant or during the time they are planning to carry pregnancy (Braithwaite, Taylor & Treadwell, 2009). Additionally, excessive consumption of alcohol can lead to heart problems such as irregular heart beat and stroke as well as high blood pressure (Desjarlais, 1995). It has also been argued that too much drinking of alcohol can increase chances of developing different kinds of cancer such as the cancer of mouth, esophagus, throat and liver. In another dimension, excessive consumption of alcohol leads to deterioration of immune system and this can lead to other several health complications.
On the other hand, alcohol has been found to interfere with the way brain functions, thus ca...