Provide a brief review of the history of alcohol use.
Explain why people have historically drunk alcohol.
Why do people drink alcohol today? Why do people binge drink?
Describe the similarities and differences between a person with a drinking problem and an alcoholic.
Describe what is meant by alcohol abuse. Identify a number of health problems associated with alcohol use.
Provide a review of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and share statistics of AUD in the United States.
Describe a time when you (or someone close to you) used the excuse, “It wasn’t my fault; I was drunk.” Have you (or someone close to you) participated in a drunk shaming? Describe the circumstances.
In what ways is economic restructuring, coupled with growing income and wealth inequality, affecting you and your family? Be as specific as possible in your answer.
Using the federal poverty line for a family of four ($24,267 in 2015), develop a monthly budget based on expenses for everything you think you would need to support yourself and your family of four (two adults, two children). Use the actual cost of housing, food, and so forth in your locale. What can you afford and not afford? How would you make ends meet on a poverty-level income?
