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Title: Alcoholism
Words: 2984
No Laughing Matter
Alcoholism kills". "First the person takes the drink, then the drink takes the person." Alcoholism is one of the most serious epidemics sweeping the United States today and affects over 20 million people throughout our country. Often one problem drinker will affect six other people, usually friends, family, lovers, and co-workers. This represents over 120 million people of all ages, races, creeds, and classes. There is no absolute cause to developing alcoholism, but genetics, pain, depression and abuse are four of the most severe and common causes of alcoholism today.
In the movie, "No Laughing Matter," a young widow confronts her chronic drinking pattern while trying to raise a teenage son at the same time. The director, Michael Elias, uses the ...
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