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

Authors

  • Jeevitha IInd MSW student, P G Dept of Social Work, Centre for PG studies and Research centre, St Philomena College, Puttur Author
    • Justin Raj IInd MSW student, P G Dept of Social Work, Centre for PG studies and Research centre, St Philomena College, Puttur Author
      • C P Prince PG Department of Social Work, St Philomena College, Puttur, 574 202, India Author

        Keywords:

        Awareness Programme, Co-dependency of the Family Members, Alcohol Abuse

        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.

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        Published

        2016-04-15

        Issue

        Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016): Volume 2, Supplement Issue 1 (April 2016)

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        Articles

        How to Cite

        Study to Measure Magnitude of Problems of Alcohol Abuse among Head of the Families in Bannur Grama Panchayat (Jeevitha, Justin Raj, & C P Prince, Trans.). (2016). PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal, 2(1), 47-53. https://journal.spcputtur.ac.in/index.php/pearl/article/view/175

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