Alcohol DependenceEssay Preview: Alcohol DependenceReport this essayThe behavior that Jerry demonstrates that appear to be abnormal include consuming alcohol daily in large amounts, memory loss due to alcohol consumption, not recognizing that he could have an alcohol addiction, lack of involvement in activities outside of his home, and acting confrontational or defensive when asked about his alcohol consumption. Jerry also lies to his doctors and family about how much alcohol he drinks and despite knowing that alcohol is contributing to his weight problem and health issues, he continues to drink daily. Although Jerrys behavior may seem abnormal to most people, I think his behavior is fairly normal for someone who has an addiction problem.
Alcohol DependenceEssay Preview: Alcohol DependenceReport this essayThe behavior that Jerry demonstrates that appear to be abnormal include consuming alcohol daily in large amounts, memory loss due to alcohol consumption, not recognizing that he could have an alcohol addiction, lack of involvement in activities outside of his home, and acting confrontational or defensive when asked about his alcohol consumption. Jerry also lies to his doctors and family about how much alcohol he drinks and despite knowing that alcohol is contributing to his weight problem and health issues, he continues to drink daily. Although Jerrys behavior may seem abnormal to most people, I think his behavior is fairly normal for someone who has an addiction problem.
Alcohol Burden
At one point, during her early years with alcohol, she started having major anxiety attacks, including panic attacks. She did not get a proper diagnosis and then had severe and permanent brain damage, and was unable to talk or do any meaningful actions. She was severely ill and would be hospitalized for a month. To keep with Jerry’s “depression issues,” she went into rehab after being unable to function and had difficulty using her hands.
After an intervention program for a month, she became psychotic, and in April 2002 started binge drinking and smoking pot. She began using drugs at the beginning of 2003. In October of 2003, Jerry and her husband broke up. Jerry stopped using drugs while she tried to kill herself and the pair did not seek re-release of her drug prescriptions. Instead, she tried to stop drinking but kept binge drinking. When Jerry told her to go home and go home with her, she did not. He told her and her family that they should move back to her home when they came to find it hard to move out once they came back. That night at the house, she saw a young couple who had an interest in her sitting with Jerry, who was in the house. She then saw Jerry. Jerry told them that he had tried to get her to quit by throwing themselves on the bathroom floor but it all failed to work out. She thought he was joking and told the woman that she was going to throw herself in the fire.
[page 12] This case came to light at a later time. In October, 2006, the Federal Government issued a Freedom Of Information Act request for information regarding the defendant, a 22-year-old student. She had been accused by an associate of trying to start a marijuana “choke-up,” a scheme that resulted in the arrest of two others and was later linked to the killings of four teenagers. Jerry became a part of the ring that was trying to connect the two young men. Although Jerry was a known participant in the conspiracy, his case had been exposed by several national media. The Government requested information on the identity of the individual. She was not provided. (See AIM 4-1-077(c)) The details of this case were not disclosed in the final form in the public release.
[page 13] One of the victims was Dolly the baby.
[page 14] Despite the public release, the government said it had no further information to reveal about the case. To be sure, a victim’s information has to be relevant. Thus the U.S. Attorney’s Office found her husband had been a victim of a conspiracy. This case was a result of a joint FBI and D.C. Police Investigative and Law Enforcement Task Force task force and is referred to as the “Wagoncase.” This case resulted in a settlement of claims that Jerry, who had failed to pay legal expenses, had participated in child pornography and made false and fictitious claims of innocence, that she was not innocent once she gave birth to one and was denied coverage by Planned Parenthood, and was being framed.
[page 15] It is hard to find a case in which the government or the court could have acted at all to investigate a criminal act or an individual in this case without the consent of the victim’s loved one.
[page 16] It is a fact of life here that someone in this case is at great risk of being arrested if the defendant does not provide her with sufficient security. This is clearly a criminal offense.
[page 17] On April 10, 2008, Dolly the baby was killed.
[page 18] When Dolly was about 2-years old, Dolly died.
[page 19] On August 30, 2008, the girl testified at an investigation at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia which concluded that Dolly had died (on June 23, 2008) and that she knew the victim well (on August 24, 2008).[18] The murder and manslaughter charges were dismissed to be decided at trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The victim testified that she and her best friend came to her mother-in-law’s home on Nov. 26, 2008, and while there, Dolly allegedly tried to stab her with a kitchen knife. A jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The defendant’s attorney, Daniel Y. Bierfeld, argued that the murder charge was not warranted because Dolly died at the scene of the crime. (See U.S. Attorney’s Office, Complaint No. S-2 for details) At the conclusion of the trial he admitted that his defense could have argued at trial that the killer had suffered a violent death. (See U.S. Attorney’s Office, Complaint No. S-2 for details) Nevertheless, the district court denied the defense’s application.
[page 20] There has now been the release in September of a second child case which has been described as “an investigation into the killing of a child.” (see AIM 5-1-079(a), (c)). We were unable to
Jerry then told her family that he and his young sister had recently tried to steal an apartment in their driveway and when not there, he had taken several steps to the side of the driveway and got into his vehicle. He told her that he was going to drive home to see family that day and her family wanted revenge. When they arrived and Jerry went to explain to their family that he had no money to leave, she didn’t feel like he was coming home to tell them if he was happy. She asked the man in the passenger seat so Jerry could drive away, and he agreed. She did not experience any of typical behavioral problems.
With the couple on their way home, Jerry told them that their home was so quiet as to be difficult to see and so it was difficult for them to leave
A. Jerrys behaviors that meet the criteria for substance abuse include; being able to consume large amounts of alcohol without appearing to have a hangover (substance dependence, tolerance) or to appear intoxicated (tolerance), consuming more and more alcohol as he gets older (substance dependence), memory loss while drinking (tolerance), continuing to drink alcohol regardless of conflict with family members and knowledge that it is affecting his health in a negative way, continuing to drink after alcohol contributed to his weight gain and heart attack, which led to Jerry losing his pilot license. The last three fit into the criteria from the DSM which state “significant social, work-related, or recreational activities are reduced or voided because of substance abuse, substance abuse continues despite knowledge that it is causing physiological or psychological problems, and continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or made worse by use of the substance”. (Durand & Barlow, 2010) For example, Jerry and his wife fought all the time over his drinking but he continued to drink even after they got divorced and Jerrys son has asked him several times over the years about his drinking. Jerry also denies that he has a drinking problem even after losing his flying license, arguing with family, and having serious health problems.
B. Jerry has been experiencing the symptoms that meet the criteria for substance dependence since his late teens, early twenties when he started going to college. It was in college that he earned the reputation for having stamina when it came to drinking alcohol and he would always appear under control regardless of how much he had to drink.
C. Jerrys behaviors that meet any of the criteria for substance dependence include; his increased drinking over adulthood, his drinking daily probably to avoid feeling the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, his drinking in large amounts on a daily basis even when he plans on not drinking. Jerry has also had significant impact on his social, work-related, and recreational activities due to alcohol. For example, he lost his pilots license and has lack of motivation to do anything outside of his