Alcohol abuse has many harmful effects on you and your family. Alcohol takes many forms, and people abuse alcohol for many reasons. Some people drink for fun, others because they are antisocial, and still others because they suffer from anxiety and feel it helps them cope with their problems. Binge drinking is also another form of abuse. Alcohol abuse can also lead to depression. Alcohol abuse can also lead to the loss of a home, loss of family and friends, and even violence. While these are effects of alcohol abuse on the individual, alcohol abuse also affects families. Alcoholism can cause violence with family members, ruin relationships with family where often the result is divorce. Alcohol abuse can lead children to think, “Alcohol abuse, now included in the diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, is a disease.” (medicinenet.com) Alcohol abuse has a negative impact on the individual. It could have negative effects on a person's work, medical, legal and social areas of life. Even if individuals suffer from these negative effects, they still continue to use alcohol despite its impact. There are also repercussions on families. It could lead to domestic abuse or violence and children can be affected in many other ways. Children of alcoholics are more likely to experience a negative outlook on life, stress and alienation. They may also show signs of aggression towards others. There are also other psychological effects such as being antisocial and having depressive behaviors. (medicinenet.com) People don't always abuse alcohol for the same reason. By drinking you become addicted to alcohol and then tend to put it in front of your family and friends. Getting your next drink is all you're thinking about. Parents who drink heavily may treat their children poorly. They may ignore them; they may abuse them physically and verbally. They might even make them feel like they aren't worth much. A person who abuses alcohol can become violent. You hear stories of someone hitting their wife or children, breaking things in their home, or simply throwing things at their family. Some alcohol abuse could end with a person cheating on their spouse. The end result is usually divorce. (Lameman, Beth Aileen.) There are different types of family structures. There are different types of family structures that can be affected in different ways when a person abuses alcohol. If you live alone with your spouse, you should both get help because alcohol abuse affects both of you. If you live with kids, one parent tries to protect them and the other parent ends up doing everything really. If you have an adoptive family, you may be holding yourself back from truly becoming a complete family. If your child has a drinking problem, his behavior could affect the entire family. The most serious impact that alcohol abuse could have on a family is violence and