TABLE OF CONTENTS
            
             Title i
             Approval Sheet ii
             Acknowledgement iii
             Table of Contents iv
            
             CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
            
             Introduction 1
             Objectives 26
             Statement of the problem 27
             Significance of the study 28
             Scope and delimitation 29
             Hypothesis 31
            
             CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
            
             Foreign Literature 32 Local Literature 34
             Definition of terms 36
            
             CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY
            
             Research Design 39
             Respondent 40
             Instruments 40
             Data gathering procedure 40
             Statistical 41
            
             CHAPTER IV. PRESENTATION
            
             Analysis and Interpretation of data 42
            
             CHAPTER V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
            
             Conclusion and Recommendation
             Summary and findings 46
             Conclusions 46
             Recommendation 47
             References 48
             Appendices
             Appendix A : Survey Question 49
             Appendix B : Interview Question 50
             Bibliography
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
             THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM TO THE LIVES
             OF THE YOUTH
            
            
            
             A RESEARCH STUDY
             PRESENTED TO
            
            
            
            
             IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
             OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN ENGLISH
            
            
            
             BY
             2000 - 2001
             THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOLISM TO THE LIVES
             OF THE YOUTH
            
             CHAPTER 1
             INTRODUCTION
            
            
             Alcoholism refers to the drinking of alcoholic beverages to such a degree that major aspects of an individual's life--such as work, school, family relationships, or personal safety and health--are seriously and repeatedly interfered with . Alcoholism is considered a disease, meaning that it follows a characteristic course with known physical, psychological, and social symptoms. The alcoholic continues to consume alcohol despite the destructive consequences. Alcoholism is serious, progressive, and irreversible. If not treated, it can be fatal. It is generally thought that once the disease has developed, the alcoholic will not drink normally again. An alcoholic who abstains from ...