RJA #11: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

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-"Alcohol." The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. 20 Mar. 2010
The author is an organization that wishes to limit the problems of substance abuse in America, the organization reveals facts on how drugs (including alcohol) will effect a person in order to deter further substance abuse in America. Deaths and crime caused by alcohol are included to reinforce their goal to stop substance abuse. The short term effects of alcohol to the self includes dizziness, confusion, disturbed sleep, and loss of judgment. The author makes use of many other sources and includes links that go into more detail about a specific part of the problems.

-N.p,: n.p., n.d. David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Dire. Web. 18 Mar. 2010.
As doctors of the Divisions of Medicine, the authors specialize in understanding withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms occur when alcohol has basically become one with the body, and the body can barely function correctly without it. The symptoms start from small shakes, sweats, and irritation due to lack of alcohol to the more severe blackouts, fevers, and delirium. It is possible to die from withdrawal symptoms as things such as heart failure, high fever, and convulsions. The authors are thorough with their knowledge and provides examples for each case of withdrawal symptoms.

-Deustch, Josh. "Correlation vs. Causation." Statistics-Help. 3 May 2009. 21 Mar. 2010.
As a graduate student of Kiedelberg, the author explains what the difference between correlation and causation is, common misconceptions, and examples of each. Deustch mentions that people tend to make a conclusion on things that make sense to themselves and tend to forget looking at things from a different angle. Correlation vs. causation is easiest to understand in outrageous examples. On a very hot day, there is an increase of ice cream vendors out selling ice cream around the cities. Now obviously the hot weather causes people to want to eat cold food to cool off, however, if correlation and causation were confused, one could say the increased number of ice cream vendors raises the temperature. The author provides a good explanation for the commonly mistaken correlation vs. causation and adds examples that are easy to understand.

-Parson, Tetyana. "Alcoholism and Its Effect on the Family." AllPsych Online. 14 Dec. 2003, 10 Mar. 2010.
Parson is a psychologist that specializes in alcoholism and has personal experience with an alcoholic father in the family. The author describes and identifies stages of alcoholism and explains what causes the people to go to the next stage. Some people may stay at a certain stage for their whole lifetimes while others rush to the last phase which is also the most critical because it becomes nearly impossible to cure. The stages of change also changes what the family of the alcoholic will be like as well. The author has a professional and personal background of the subject which gives more insight on alcoholics and their families.

-Powell, Elizabeth “Alcohol and Impulse Control.” 14 Apr. 2004, 20 Mar. 2010
The author is a neurologist that has specializes in brain damage classification. The basics one would know about alcohol and the effect on the brain are included in the article as well as the more uncommon facts. Alcohol causes dizziness, confusion, or delirium in the person which turns off "impulse control" of a person. A drunk will act strictly on their peer will and not give it a second thought, no matter how ridiculous the idea conjured in the head is.