News Article

     This news article was written by Sari Roan, in the LA Times on March 15, 2012. Studies have shown that abuse in childhood appears to be a strong risk factor for alcohol addiction later in life. Dependence on alcohol can be linked to genetics, drinking during teen years, or even mental health. But, the new studies have shown that sexual or emotional abuse during childhood years has an incredibly strong link with alcoholism in later years.A study was conducted at the National Institute on Drug Abuse which surveyed 196 mean and women who were being treated for alcohol dependence.One quarter of the men and 33% of the women reported a history of physical abuse during childhood. The study also showed that sexual abuse raised the risk of anxiety disorder and increased the risk of developing depression. The people who were abused have a higher rate of suicide attempts.
        I think that this article is very important, because a huge amount of people today are alcoholics. Everyone judges, thinking that these people just want to get drunk and have fun, but now there is proof, of why many of them became alcoholics. It makes me happy, because i do not like to judge people, I like to listen to their side of the story, before assuming anything.