Why do some countries that use alcohol abundantly have low rates of alcoholism?!
Why do some countries that use alcohol abundantly have low rates of alcoholism?
i need to know for some hw
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Where I grew up, the cool thing to do in High School was to go and get drunk. Why? Because it was something we weren't supposed to do. Young people tend to like to do what they're not supposed to do, and in this case, there was lots of partying and lots of over-excessive drinking at a young age.
Just like with sex, parents are often too afraid to talk to their kids about something like this. If the parents would sit the kid down and say "Look, drinking is fun, we do it too. However, your night and the next day will probably be ruined if you get totally wasted, and it can cause you brutal problems down the road", then it might work out better.
In the countries where there's less of a social stigma about drinking, the kids see alcohol as just a normal, everyday part of life, and the "taboo" status of it no longer exists. There's no thrill to breaking the rules and getting drunk while underage, so the kids are likely less prone to do it.
When you consider the kids that got wasted all the time while drunk, then they are likely to end up having alcoholism, because they been over-consuming.
The ones who didn't over-consume would be less likely to have the problems.
That's just one opinion though, and I can't say it's based on a lot of facts
IMO it's because there is less of a stigma on consumption of alcohol in some countries, therefore the line that determines who is an alcoholic is a bit higher.
For example, in the US, a person can be determined to be a an alcoholic if they have a drink daily or more that 20 a week. In other countries, this is MUCH higher.
In some countries drinking every day is the norm. In others, it is concerded a sign of being an alcholic.
Could it be that 'those countries' you mention have fewer psychiatrists per capita to make such a diagnosis?
There are several reasons: (1) Genes: Some ethnic groups are genetically more prone to alcoholism than others. For example, Native Americans have higher rates of alcoholism than Europeans, apparently due to genetic differences. (2) Culture: Some cultures have strong taboos on drinking to the point of being drunk, so even though those cultures allow drinking, people are moderate or don't drink at all.
Becuse they've learned from hundredes of years of hang overs.