Introduction (social problem) Case study of alcoholic An alcoholic is a person who suffers from alcoholism - the body is dependent

on alcohol. An alcoholic is addicted to alcohol. Alcoholism is a chronic (long-term) disease. People who suffer from alcoholism are obsessed with alcohol and cannot control how much they consume, even if it is causing serious problems at home, work and financially. Alcohol abuse generally refers to people who do not display the characteristics of alcoholism but still have a problem with it - these people are not as dependent on alcohol as an alcoholic is; they have not yet completely lost their control over its consumption. The ingestion of alcoholic beverages for their enjoyable effects is a custom which has been around for thousands of years, and alcohol continues to be a popular drug because of its short-term effects (Coleman, Butcher & Carson, 1984). An enormous amount of damage can be attributed directly to alcohol abuse as a result of lost jobs, accidents caused by drunk drivers, and so forth (Maltzman, 2000). Alcohol also compounds other problems--an estimated 25% to 40% of hospital patients have problems caused by, or recovery delayed by alcohol abuse (Maltzman, 2000). Clinical psychologists spend about one-fourth of their time dealing with people who are suffering in part from alcohol or other substance problems (Vaillant, 1995). Although alcohol problems have been around for so long, it is only recently that these problems have begun to be associated with medical or psychological difficulties.

Study case for Joe Joe is student in privet school is the youngest of four siblings and he mother and father was divorced science Joe in young age. Now Joe was live separate with the mother and the other siblings. Although he lived with his father, but they rarely communicate.joe does not lack in term of money. In school he was the top student in academic and famous student in sport, but Joe a little quiet in school especially in class and not so friendly. He class attendant also so bad. Analysis (cause) The motor for alcohol dependence is drinking for the effect. The drinker wants to change his mood to get rid of tensions, anxiety or grimness or to get more appreciation. Most people drink every now and then to change mood, but the real drinker to be strives for a more intense change of mood. He wants to experience a real turn, and wants to feel good again. When he does this several times, the problem is not solved and he runs the risk that his body gets used to the alcohol. On the top explanation, we can see that Joe not have enough communication with his own family or friend. In addition when he facing problem the only thing he doing is take alcohol.joe cannot accept that he have family but many problem on he own family. When the drinker goes on and on and gets drunk regularly, he will eventually get blackouts. A blackout means that you miss a part of your intoxication. The next day you forget, for example, what you have said or how you got home. This startles the drinker in the beginning, but later on he deals with it indifferently. This is risky; he becomes blind to the disadvantages of alcohol abuse.

Summary The conclusion on Joe study case is, every sector must take serious attention include family, school society and mass media. Parent should care on their children and loving them and treat into taught of religion. Counselor should aware on this case especially in school, they must find the best way to help student that involved this situation. Society and media mass need to cooperate to ensure the alcoholics problem can be reduce, many program can be doing in cooperate with ministry of healthy, and other non government association(NGO).