Study to Measure Magnitude of Problems of Alcohol Abuse among Head of the Families in Bannur Grama Panchayat

Abstract

Alcholosim is a disorder affecting the family. There are physical, psychological, economic and social programme for the family members of a person who abuses alcohol. This is an exploratory study done at Bannur Grama Panchayat in Puttur Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, among families having a member with alchol abuse. Lack of awareness above the ill effects of alcohol, poor motivation to give up a alcoholism, community encouragement for drining are causative factors of the problem. Study suggests active social work intervention to prevent the family problems related to alcoholism.