INTRODUCTION

This study aimed to determine the factors of alcohol consumption

among Senior High students. Alcohol or Alcoholism is also known and called as

“Alcohol Dependence” and is considered a disease with symptoms such as craving

or feeling a strong urge to drink; loss of control or not being able to stop once

started; physical dependence such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety;

and tolerance or drinking greater amounts of alcohol to “get high” (National

Institution on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism` 2006).According to the World Health Commented [A1]: We have to paraphrase it then put the
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Organization, Alcohol consumption is a casual factor in more than 200 disease

and injury conditions. According on (`What is Chemical Dependency?`2005) Commented [A2]: It should be name of the author

Alcoholism takes time to develop, but once it was develops, it does not go away.

Drinking alcohol is associated with a risk of developing health problems such as

mental and behavioral disorders, including alcohol dependence, major

noncommunicable diseases such as liver cirrhosis, some cancers and

cardiovascular diseases, as well as injuries resulting from violence and road

clashes and collisions. (Newes – Adeyi, Chen, Williams, & Faden, 2007) In the

U.S, one in four individuals between the ages of 12 and 20 drinks alcohol on a Commented [A3]: United State not U.S.

monthly basis, and a similar proportion of 12 th graders consumes five or more

drinks in a row at least once every two weeks. According to (DOC) The effect of

alcoholism toward Academic Performance, aside from health risk, students who

drink too much alcohol may also be damaging their academic performances. In
student’s alcohol may not just lead them to some illness but also it will result falling

grades because drinking has a serious noticeable effect on your memory, it can

also cause you to lose sleep or even get a poor-quality sleep. (How to teach…

Alcohol awareness) Make it clear that alcohol in itself isn’t bad; it’s over

consumption that causes problems.

Those persons who suffers from depression, bipolar disorder and Commented [A4]: It should be “Those persons who
suffers from alcoholism” not depression

social anxiety are much more likely to develop alcoholism, this people who have

psychological conditions. Students from junior high to 12 th grade even those who

were already at their 20s are more likely to develop alcoholism, many individuals

with psychological illnesses turn to alcohol as a method of coping with their illness

others also drink alcohol to ease the pain, but in reality, it would not fix anything it

is just an illusion alcohol makes you experience different level of happiness but it

would not help you to solve your problems. For example, a person who got into a

break up and also depressed claimed that alcohol elevates their mood; people who

has a lot of problem in their families, friends or in their relationship drink alcohol

because they claimed that alcohol can ease the pain that they felt it makes them

get high and forgot their problems others stated that alcohol brings them into a

different world , gives them happiness and some claimed that alcohol satisfy them.

Based on Addiction Center, here are some known specific risk factors experiencing

peer pressure to drink, especially as a young adult, having low self-esteem or self-

worth, experiencing high levels of stress and a lot more risk factors that makes an
individual getting engage with alcohol. A lot of people think that alcoholism is a

disease but according to the statement (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism) explains that it can be strong as the need of food and water it is a

craving that an alcoholic person feels and despite of serious family situation or

even serious health condition an alcoholic person will continue to drink. When a

person engaged to alcohol especially students it will be hard to them to get rid of

alcohol into their lifestyle some individuals claimed that they will get sick if they

don’t drink alcohol; However, others claimed they felt weak without alcohol.

Students sometimes encourage to drink because some of them think that alcohol

makes it easier to meet other people, relaxes their social inhibitions, and have

more fun. According to ScienceDaily, most high school seniors drink they were

curious they want to experiment with alcohol, others drink for the thrill and others

because it helps them relax.

-Status of the Philippines when it comes to alcoholism

-alcoholism and status of Filipino

-factors

-statistics (too many students are drinking?)

-because of the increasing numbers of students who drunk, it is necessary to study

the factors why students consume alcohol.