CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Alcoholic dependency must be put on stop because the number of people suffering from

various health issues have increased due to too much intake of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol has

far been one of the most common drug used by adults and on this generation it’s moving on to

the youth all over the world, hardly doing it for fun or whatever their reason may be will be

answered in this research study. Alcohol contains something that makes the body crave for it

more, and the more you take it, the more susceptible you are to addiction, which later can cause

severe, mild or light health issues that still can complicate.

Those who abuse something can lead to problems, and that goes for alcohol too, our family

members who were once addicted to them, were stressed or as they described it, empty without

it, one particular family member goes on a rampage whenever he couldn’t drink any alcoholic

beverages, some developed some liver disease and so on, giving trouble to people who are now

bound by the addiction.

People of all ages that drink alcohol almost on a daily basis can result in health issues and

possibly Alcoholic dependency or Alcoholism. Does alcohol cause severe health issues? Why do

they even drink alcohol? This particular question can be answered by the findings of our research

study.

This research study will be a great help especially in raising awareness to the society of what

too much intake of alcoholic beverages can do to harm those tipplers. The findings of this study

will reflect the common health issues of the respondents upon the taking the alcoholic beverage.

Common cause and reasons of the respondents will be discovered as to why they intake alcohol.
Statement of the Problem

This study aims to know the reasons of the following respondents as to why they intake

alcohol and the possible health issues the respondents experienced upon drinking these alcoholic

beverages.

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 age;

1.2 gender;

1.3 civil status?

2. How often do the respondents consume alcoholic beverages:

2.1 in a day;

2.2 in a week;

3. How long have each respondent been drinking alcoholic beverages?

4. What are the possible reasons of the respondents in drinking alcoholic beverages?

5. What are the possible health issues do the respondents experience caused by drinking

alcoholic beverages?
Significance of the Study

This study is of great importance because the finding provides important ideas and benefits

to the following:

Respondents. This study will help the respective respondents, for the findings of this

research study will provide knowledge about the possible health risks caused by these alcoholic

beverages.

Youth. This will extremely profit the teenagers of the said community for the findings of

this research study will provide information and will serve as a warning for them to not intake

the said alcohol beverages because of the following health risks one may get.

Parents. This study will hugely help the parents of the said community for the information it

provides will help them to set limitations to their children and enable them to guide their children

properly.

Future Researchers. This study will serve as a reference material or basis for future

researchers to undergo parallel or similar studies. This also provides the future researchers new

information and data that make the research substantial and enriching.
Scope and Delimitation

This study focuses on knowing the reasons of the following respondents as to why they

intake alcohol and the possible health issues the respondents experienced upon drinking these

alcoholic beverages. The said study will only be conducted at Barangay Centro, Mandaue City.

This research study will only cater 30 respondents in which the said respondents should attain

the following characteristics: must be an alcoholic tippler and must live in Barangay Centro,

Mandaue City. This research study does not require any gender or age preference as long as the

respondent does intake alcoholic beverages.

 CHAPTER 2

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

Alcoholism, now known as alcohol use disorder, is a condition in which a person has a

desire or physical need to consume alcohol, even though it has a negative impact on their life

(Legg T., 2018). A person who cannot control his or her desire in consuming alcohol is

considered to be a victim of alcoholic dependency. It turns out ethanol, the type of alcohol

inside of adult beverages, is not addictive in and of itself. The chemical reactions ethanol causes

in our brains are addictive. The chemicals responsible for delivering messages from nerve cell to

nerve cell, messages that tell our bodies to function, are called neurotransmitters. They move

from transport sites to receptor sites on the nerves (Harris J., 2019). The two main inhibitory

neurotransmitter in the human body are gamma-aminobutyric acid, known as GABA and the

other one is called Dopamine. Consumption of alcohol increases the production of these two

neurotransmitter in which results to dependency of the said alcoholic beverages.

According to Origin Behavioral Healthcare, the main reasons why people drink alcoholic

beverages are the following: to relieve stress; peer pressure and camaraderie; to lose one’s

inhibitions. Because of the continuous intake of alcoholic beverages, some of the tippler have

experienced health risks. This includes liver disease, pancreatitis, cancer, ulcers and

gastrointestinal problems, immune system dysfunction, brain damage, malnourishment and

vitamin deficiencies, osteoporosis, heart disease and cardiovascular health and accidents and

injuries (Sampson S., 2018).

 According to Miss Joyce P. Valnueba, Filipinos' wine consumption increases by 10 per cent

each year. In 1995, Filipinos were seen to be the number one wine drinkers in Asia consuming a

total of 146,000 bottles of wine that year. Generally, however, beer is the favourite among

Filipinos principally because of its affordability compared to hard drinks. In 1998, the Filipinos

were reported to have consumed about 1.25 billion litres of beer (equivalent to 3.9 billion of beer

bottles). But among youth drinkers, even at $30 cents a bottle, beer is relatively expensive for

them. A $40 cents bottle of Tanduay gin, which is stronger or more intoxicating, can fill a few

hours of drinking for a small group. Middle and upper class Filipinos, on the other hand, with a

much greater disposable income, could spend more money on alcohol, treating themselves to the

likes of Johnny Walker and Chivas Regal which cost up to $50. As for the World Health

Organization (WHO), globally, 3.3 million deaths every year result from the harmful use of

alcohol.